 by William D. Burt
WinePress Publishing
Illustrated by Terri L. Lahr and Becky Miller, Kyleah's Mirrors features nine detailed black-and-white text illustrations. 256 pp.
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Welcome to Mapleton, a sleepy Thalmosian village where people earn their living tapping maple trees to make syrup and candy. Kyleah's father, Branagan, is Mapleton's highly respected sugarmaster. However, beneath the village's placid facade festers a terrible secret. For centuries, lads and lasses, men and women have been vanishing at odd times, even while sleeping in their beds. No one who disappears ever returns. One early spring, Kyleah and her brother, Barley, are helping their father in the sugar bush when Kyleah makes a curious discovery: Someone has left a sword jutting out of a maple tree. By removing the sword, Kyleah unwittingly opens a door that cannot be easily shut again and rekindles an ancient rebellion. The key to quelling the revolt lies in finding a perfect mirror, a quest that leads Kyleah through water and through fire in search of the fabled firebird. In becoming the very enemy she dreads, she must learn to trust the King despite the apparent failure of her mission.
Kyleah's
Mirrorsis a gripping and poignant tale for anyone who has ever doubted
that one person can make a difference in the world. For pre-teens,
teens and adults.
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