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Two girls from parallel Middle Eastern–esque kingdoms discover their powerful bond. In New Hadar, poor glassblower Nalah is tired of hiding her illegal magical abilities; she disobeys her father and fashions a magic mirror that opens a portal into the Magi Kingdom, where Princess Halan looks just like Nalah but sans powers. An ambitious fantasy with strong world-building for advanced middle-grade readers.