Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and set in a magical imperial Japan, this is a breathtaking fantasy adventure from the acclaimed author of The Pearl Hunter.
Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here.
She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch-and worse, he like likes Yuki's mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she's either invisible or a know-it-all nerd.
The only friend she's made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store. Among the treasures there is an ancient brass mirror supposedly once owned by celebrated Japanese writer Sei Shonagon. It's also rumored to be a portal to Shonagon's world, which opens every hundred years. So when a woman with long jet-black hair and flowing silk robes appears in the glass, beckoning, Yuki knows there's only one thing to do-step through to the unknown....
- A Modern-Day Alice in Wonderland: For Yuki Snow, feeling invisible at her new school is bad enough. But when a magical mirror offers an escape, she tumbles into an adventure she never imagined.
- Magical Imperial Japan: Step into a world of silk robes, ancient poetry, and courtly intrigue, inspired by the writings of the legendary Sei Shonagon.
- A High-Stakes Poetry Contest: To survive in this new world, Yuki must compete in a dangerous contest of words where victory means becoming a high priestess?and failure is unthinkable.
- A Heartfelt Friendship Story: As Yuki navigates new alliances in a magical world, she has to figure out what friendship means, both in the world she left behind with her BFF Julio and the one she just discovered.
