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The Magic Mirror Of The Mermaid Queen (2009)

by Delia Sherman(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0670010898 (ISBN13: 9780670010899)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Viking Juvenile

series

Changeling

review 1: I really missed Changeling, from the first book, almost as much as Neef did, but this one manages to stand on its own, and is just as good as the first one. Neef gets to go to a school for changelings. She has to learn diplomacy, since none of the Geniuses of the various territories of New York Between can manage to communicate with each other without a conflict developing. That's why they need changelings. And since Neef is the first changeling from Central Park to survive to a reasonable age, high hopes have been pinned on her. But first, she must manage to memorize and follow all the Rules of her school, and return the magic mirror to the Mermaid Queen of New York Harbor. Neither task is as simple as it seems. Good fun.
review 2: The second New York B... moreetween novel is a school story. Uh-oh! But, no, there's little here of J.K. Rowling, other than the general structure common to all school stories (the outsider, the cliques, forming alliances, dealing with authority). And it takes us outside the walls as well, to the entrancing City that shares the same space, but not entirely the same reality, as New York City. There are a couple of mistakes in continuity with the first novel (keep your eye on the jade frog!), but nothing to mar the rollicking pleasure of visiting the Folk's version of the Bowery, the Upper East Side, the Garment District, Lincoln Center, Riverside Park. My greatest regret is that it would be tough, at best, to integrate the two short stories ("CATNYP" & "Grand Central Park") that led me to Sherman's work, with the developing world of NYB; they were both set there, but won't quite lock into place with the two novels. Too bad--but that's one of the dangers of storytelling. less

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