Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The House of Mirrors / Pierdomenico Baccalario / 244 pages

This is the 3rd journal of Ulysses Moore. Julia, Jason, and Rick discover a second magic door in Kilmore Cove, in the home of Cleopatra Biggle. Ms. Biggle tells the children that Oblivia Newton visits her from time to time -and she's not sure why! The kids have discovered how Oblivia got to Egypt. References are made to Scooby-Doo, the Flintstones, The Twilight Zone, and Snickers candy bars, as the children continue on their quest to solve the riddle of Ulysses Moore. Oblivia is having the House of Mirrors, and amazing edifice that revolves built by Peter Dedalus, the clockmaker of Kilmore Cove, dismantled.  She is looking for a 3rd door. Nestor reveals more secrets of Kilmore Cove and the door to time. Oblivia wants power. She wants to control Kilmore Cove.

"The future is not frozen. Destiny still remains to be written."
"Death comes to us all. It is not important. What is important is how we live."

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