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Neef, the official Changeling of Central Park, has survived a life‑threatening quest and now faces the challenges of Changeling school at Miss Van Loon’s. There she meets her fellow changelings from across Manhattan, learns the basics of diplomacy, and yet again finds herself in trouble. This time the stakes are higher: Neef must recover the Magic Mirror before the Mermaid Queen of New York Harbor can turn all of the city’s fresh water into salt, a disaster that would threaten the entire city’s survival.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Delia Sherman
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