Mirror to Mirror, Rajani LaRocca
Mirror to Mirror, Rajani LaRocca
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Mirror to Mirror

Author: Rajani LaRocca

Narrator: Rasha Zamamiri, Reena Dutt

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023


Synopsis

Rajani LaRocca, recipient of a Newbery Honor and Walter Award for Red, White, and Whole, is back with an evocative novel in verse about identical twin sisters who do everything together—until external pressures threaten to break them apart.Maya is the pragmatic twin, but her secret anxiety threatens to overwhelm her.Chaya is the outgoing twin. When she sees her beloved sister suffering, she wants to tell their parents—which makes Maya feel completely betrayed. With Maya shutting her out, Chaya makes a dramatic change to give her twin the space she seems to need. But that’s the last thing Maya wants, and the girls just drift further apart.The once-close sisters can’t seem to find their rhythm, so they make a bet: they’ll switch places at their summer camp, and whoever can keep the ruse going longer will get to decide where they both attend high school—the source of frequent arguments. But stepping into each other’s shoes comes with its own difficulties, and the girls don’t know how they’re going to make it.This emotional, lyrical story will speak to fans of Ali Benjamin, Padma Venkatraman, and Jasmine Warga.

About Rajani LaRocca

Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in Massachusetts, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor–winning novel in verse, Red, White, and Whole. She’s always been an omnivorous reader, and now she is an omnivorous writer of novels and picture books, fiction and nonfiction, in prose and poetry. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, she lives outside Boston with her family. Visit her at rajanilarocca.com.


Reviews

Mirror to Mirror is an immersive middle grade verse novel about sisterhood, friendships, anxiety, and the imperfections in family. LaRocca is a brilliant verse novelist, and this story is enrapturing, relatable, and compulsively readable. If you like stories about twins, music-loving tweens, and Ind......more

Goodreads review by Christy

3.25 stars I mostly enjoyed this middle grade novel about two twins both dealing with something different. Once the ‘twin switch’ happened at camp, it was a little harder to keep track of who was who. On top of that, my copy of the guidebook was skipping constantly. I’m not sure if it was the audio q......more

Goodreads review by Gillian

Wow! MIRROR TO MIRROR is a story is from the perspectives of Maya and Chaya, identical twin sisters who have a complicated relationship. One is a perfectionist with anxiety. One is outgoing and silly on the surface, but inside yearns for a change. Told in verse with alternating perspectives, this fo......more

Goodreads review by Alexis

Rajani LaRocca never disappoints. Her words are absolutely beautiful, whether written in poetry or prose. This novel is written in verse and I love the duality with the twin sisters' points of view. It was not difficult to keep each twin separate and I enjoyed watching each grow so much, along with......more