The Magic Half, Annie Barrows
The Magic Half, Annie Barrows
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The Magic Half

Author: Annie Barrows

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2014


Synopsis

Miri is the non-twin child in a family with two sets of them - older brothers and younger sisters. The family has just moved to an old farmhouse in a new town, where the only good thing seems to be Miri's ten-sided attic bedroom. But when Miri gets sent to her room after accidentally bashing her big brother on the head with a shovel, she finds herself in the same room...only not quite. Without meaning to, she has found a way to travel back in time to 1935 where she discovers Molly, a girl her own age very much in need of a loving family.

About Annie Barrows

Annie Barrows is a middle-aged lady who doesn’t talk very much, which is why none of the kids who hang out in her house noticed that she was writing down everything they said. She’s like a ninja, except she’s never killed anyone. Okay, okay, she’s also the author of the Ivy + Bean books—remember them? They were fun!—and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. All of which were New York Times bestsellers, if you care about that kind of thing. www.anniebarrows.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 12, 2013

This book would have been a favorite of mine when I was 8 or 9 through 11. It would have received 5 stars from me at that time. As an only child who wanted a twin sister or at least siblings, it would have been a perfect book for me. It’s a wonderful book for girls who are fascinated with twins, only......more

Goodreads review by Rod on May 26, 2024

An almost interesting time travel story about a modern-day, 11-year-old girl transported to the Great Depression where she bonds with a foster child in a hostile household. The plot works well enough, but the characters just seemed insubstantial or one-dimensional, reacting to events without much in......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on March 03, 2019

Eleven-year-old Miriam Gill - Miri for short - is continually the odd one out in her family, excluded by both her twin elder brothers, Robbie and Ray, and by her twin younger sisters, Nell and Nora. When the family move into a rambling old house on Pickering Lane, Miri has no idea that a magical adv......more

Goodreads review by KayLee on December 10, 2012

I recently finished The Magic Half by Annie Barrows. This book begins with Miri who is stuck in the middle of two sets of twins. After moving to a new house she discovers a new world, well old world. Sinking through time unexpectedly and into 1935 meeting Molly, a girl living with her sick grandma,m......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on April 01, 2012

A cute little novel from the j-fiction shelves -- Cami is a fan of Ivy+Bean and really liked this one as well. Suspenseful and even a bit unsettling, but full of good writing, strong heroines, and great action. Cami is my reluctant reader, and there were several nights in a row where I had to *make*......more