Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday: The Last Mirror on the Left by Lamar Giles

Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Last Mirror on the Left by Lamar Giles. Illustrated by Dapo Adeola. A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure. 272 p. Versify/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 20, 2020. 9780358129417.

Publisher synopsis: In this new Legendary Alston Boys adventure from Edgar-nominated author Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed must embark on their most dangerous journey yet, bringing a fugitive to justice in a world that mirrors their own but has its own rules to play by.

Unlike the majority of Logan County's residents, Missus Nedraw of the Rorrim Mirror Emporium remembers the time freeze from The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, and how Otto and Sheed took her mirrors without permission in order to fix their mess. Usually that’s an unforgivable offense, punishable by a million-year sentence. However, she’s willing to overlook the cousins’ misdeeds if they help her with a problem of her own. One of her worst prisoners has escaped, and only the Legendary Alston Boys of Logan County can help bring the fugitive to justice.


I was totally smitten by the boys' first adventure, The Last Last Day of Summer. The many fans of the book will be thrilled to learn the Alston boys are coming back. Isn't that cover terrific?

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