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Stonewords: A Ghost Story
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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. 90s Middle Grade Book about a girl who finds someone living in her mirror- ghost story [s]

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message 1: by Coranne (last edited Sep 29, 2013 10:47AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Coranne | 6 comments I will try to list what I remember:
- I read this in Elementary school in the 90s
- If it is not scholastic- it looked like an apple book- paperback, not very thick
- It is NOT a series book (RL Stine/ Goosebumps/ Christopher Pike)
- The cover is over a girl looking at a full length mirror and there is a person in it (perhaps in historical dress?)It was illustrated- not a photo
- The story is about a girl who moves into a house and finds this mirror that a ghost shows up in. The ghost may or may not go through the mirror to the house in historical times. (I can't remember if the main character realizes this girl is a ghost).
-The main thing I remember at the end is that the main character didn't do whatever the ghost wanted her to and it got graphic- I remember that the mirror persons face and skin melted off.


I know that isn't much to go on- I apologize- but I do know that I would know the book as soon as I saw the cover!


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bookel | 4027 comments Stranger in the mirror (Phantom Valley #4) by Lynn Beach (1992)?


Coranne | 6 comments bkl wrote: "Stranger in the mirror (Phantom Valley #4) by Lynn Beach (1992)?"
Nope, but thanks for looking for me :) It wasn't part of a series, I am almost positive of that.


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Mir | 805 comments I think there was another post on here by someone looking for a similar-sounding book. Even if not the same one, yours may be mentioned in the suggestions. Maybe one of the mods can direct you to it?


message 5: by Kagama-the Literaturevixen (last edited Sep 29, 2013 01:12PM) (new) - added it


Amber (Daisymau) (daisymau) | 1912 comments Maybe this list will help you:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/33...


Coranne | 6 comments Kagama-the Literaturevixen wrote: "Mirror of Danger?
or maybe
The Ghost in the Mirror?"

Wow, those are both exactly what I described, but neither are the one I was thinking of. Thanks though!


Coranne | 6 comments Amber wrote: "Maybe this list will help you:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/33..."


Wow there is a list for that? But sadly I looked at each one and its alternate covers and none of them were the one I was thinking of...


Amber (Daisymau) (daisymau) | 1912 comments Coranne (The Best Books Ever) wrote: "Amber wrote: "Maybe this list will help you:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/33..."

Wow there is a list for that? But sadly I looked at each one and its alternat..."


Someone else was looking for a similar book a few years ago. Here's a list of books that were mentioned, and also someone did a list on Amazon.

Magic Elizabeth by Norma Kassirer

The Mystery of the Woman in the Mirror by Teri Martini
Stonewords by Pam Conrad

http://www.amazon.com/Magical-Mystica...


Coranne | 6 comments You found it! It is Stonewords! Thanks everyone!!


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Amber (Daisymau) (daisymau) | 1912 comments You're welcome. Glad we could help.


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Rainbowheart | 28714 comments Stonewords for the GR link.


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