The Key, The Magic Mirror, and The Topaz Ring
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A creative short story about being "in the shoes" of an ancestor
This is one of the most creative and imaginative short stories I have enjoyed in a long time; I kept turning the pages from start to finish! The idea of finding oneself in the shoes of an ancestor is a fascinating premise, but to carry it out over a series of generations and make it work so well was a delightful and unique treat. I recommend this to anyone who has ever wondered "what it was like" for their grandparents, or ever tried to imagine "being in the shoes" of a favorite ancestor. A great story!
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Silver Medal Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award 2011
The following is found on the back cover of the book:"I was spellbound with the The Key, The Magic Mirror, and The Topaz Ring. I couldn't wait to read the next page. It was so vivid I could step right into the characters and the story."- Cindy Coward, Salem, South Carolina"Oh my, The Key, The Magic Mirror, and The Topaz Ring were an exciting, romantic and historical journey into the generations of one family. It made me think how I would handle living the life of an ancestor's past then coming back to the present. A good read."- Joy DeFiore, age 15, Westminster, South Carolina"Take a delightful romp through time in this interwoven trilogy that depicts the strength of a soul's true love over decades and generations. Jeanette `Parky' Dodge has created an enchanting story from a view seldom taken but often felt in the shadows of our subconscious. Being an old soul herself (though very young at heart), a mother of eight, grandmother of...
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Product Description
Honored with the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, this book won the Silver Medal in young adult fiction, historical/cultural. Seventeen-year old Sarah James receives a secret key at her Great Grandmother Rose Chandler's deathbed where she is told to unlock a hidden room. In the mysterious room, she finds an antique mirror with a spell. The mirror pulls her into the past where she relives her grandmother's life as a young pre-Civil War woman, who built a cotton plantation and raised a family with Hugh Chandler. The Chandler family history continues to unfold decades later when Sarah's twin grandchildren, Drew and Sarah, discover the magical mirror which also transports them back in time. They relive the Civil War (or as they call it, the War of Northern Aggression) through the eyes of Paul and Sarah, also twins, learning the secrets of the Chandler Plantation and what life was like when the Yankees invaded their ancestral home. A love story unfolds in the third chapter of this novella, when Dr. Karen Marshall is summoned south by lawyer Stephen McGuire to arrange a funeral in the Chandler family. Karen finds herself under a spell, she's no longer herself, can't understand why she keeps remembering things she couldn't possibly know, with feelings she shouldn't have. Her mysterious connection to the Chandler Plantation and her ownership of a unique topaz ring bring her life into focus. Top to learn more







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