The Girl with the Mermaid Hair

By Ephron, Delia

Publishers Summary:
Click. Sukie Jamieson takes a selfie after her tennis lesson. Click. She takes one before she has to give a presentation in class. Click. She takes one to be sure there's nothing in her teeth after eating pizza at Clementi's. And if she can't take a selfie, she checks her reflection in windows, spoons, car chrome—anything available, really. So when her mother gives her an exquisite full-length mirror that once belonged to her grandmother, Sukie is thrilled. So thrilled that she doesn't listen to her mother's warning: “This mirror will be your best friend and worst enemy.” Because mirrors, as Sukie discovers, show not only the faraway truth but the truth close up. And finding out that close-up truth changes people. Often forever. Acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Delia Ephron crafts a powerful novel of truth, beauty, and the secrets about family and friends that lie beneath perfection.

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ISBN
978-0-06154-260-2
Publisher
HarperTeen


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2010

Gr 7-10 Narcissistic, naive, beautiful, and rich, 15-year-old suburbanite Sukie learns that being real is preferable to being perfect when a series of messy truths (primarily discovering her father's affair) challenge her illusions. The central point of the novelthe teen's vanityis exhaustingly revisited between minor forays into plot-furthering events;...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

After receiving an antique mirror from her mother, already-vain Sukie finds herself caught in an isolating world ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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