The first in an exciting time-slip series for 9+ readers from Costa-shortlisted author, Sally Nicholls. The mirror works both ways, so in future books, characters from the past will come through to have adventures in Alex's time. Rip-roaring reads written with humour and verve, these are compelling, fast-paced stories for readers of all abilities. The old gilt-edged mirror has hung in Alex's aunt's house for as long as he can remember. He hardly notices it any more, until the day he looks into it and sees something very strange. Little figures are bustling about in a hall that's almost exactly like the one he's standing in, but not quite! Alex and his sister find themselves pulled through the mirror, back into 1912. They become caught up in a action-packed adventure which sees them solve a crime, rescue some jewels and eat more cake than they have ever eaten before.