

Mirror Girls
Author: Kelly McWilliams
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, Carmen Jewel Jones, Robin Eller
Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Published: 02/08/2022
Author: Kelly McWilliams
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, Carmen Jewel Jones, Robin Eller
Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Published: 02/08/2022
I'm a YA Librarian, and I received an ARC from Little, Brown Faculty Lounge for their Galley Review Program for young adult patrons. At first, I wasn't sure how I would enjoy reading the book because it is set mostly in the 1950s during Jim Crow. As a person of mostly African American heritage, it i......more
so hear me out: i liked this but didn't love it because personally, i feel more could've been done with this premise if (a) it were a longer book, and (b) it were NA or plain good adult literature, and not YA.......more
Overall, I struggled to enjoy this book. I gave 2 stars because I like the premise of it, but I felt like the pacing was overly rushed. The story also lacked any real details and while the characters do develop, their arc just feels incomplete. I really wanted to enjoy it.......more
I chose this book for my Children’s Lit course I’m teaching in the fall because it’s new, YA, and a blend of historical fiction and magical realism (I already have a PowerPoint for that genre from Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All). It’s timely as well as it’s about Jim Crow, and we can talk......more
Wow! This was so beautiful and tragic and important all at the same time. Set in the 1950's USA, the novel tackles important topics involving race, segregation, passing, Jim Crow, slavery and so much more. It was really interesting and beneficial to see these topics from two sides from the twins, one......more
"a moving story about sisterhood and perseverance in the face of a society that tells Black girls they are worthless."—Booklist
"Steeped in atmosphere, equal parts ghost and sororal love story, McWilliams has written a pitch-perfect southern gothic thriller about race, family, and what it means to call a place home."—Christina Hammonds Reed, award-winning author of The Black Kids
"[A] spooky Southern gothic ghost story. "—BCCB