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Maggy, a sixteen‑year‑old high‑schooler, strives to slip unnoticed through school corridors while tending to her alcoholic mother. She finds refuge in the Blue Mirror, a downtown café, where she works on sketchbooks that give birth to a paper world called "The Blue Mirror." Her ordinary life shifts dramatically when she meets Cole, a street‑wise runaway who draws her into the world of risk and adventure. With Cole’s attention, Maggy becomes entangled with a group of street girls—Jouly, childish and innocent, and Marianne, enigmatic. When Cole confesses love, Maggy is pulled into a passionate yet perilous relationship that reveals deeper dangers she may struggle to handle. Koja uses poetic, evocative prose to portray the fragile, transformative journey of a young girl finding herself amid turmoil.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathe Koja
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