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__The Empty Mirror__, by James Lincoln Collier ISBN: 1-58234-949-5 c2004 192 pages

pp. 23-25 when Nick realizes that his reflection isn’t there
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Our main character, Nick, is 13 years old and living with his Uncle (his parents died in the flu epidemic) when something mysterious happens to him. He wakes up one morning sensing something is wrong...only he doesn’t realize just how wrong things can be until later in the afternoon when he discovers he has no reflection. At first this is just a strange occurrence, but when things start happening around town and the finger continues to get pointed at Nick, he realizes that someone has stolen his reflection and is going around town doing things to get him into trouble...big trouble. How will he be able to stop this “reflection” of his?
 * Summary**:

YA fiction--fantasy; ghosts; influenza; history; orphans; New England
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