Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris

Mira is about to start junior high school, but there’s one big problem: her mother has been missing for months! Mira’s father has complete faith that she will return soon, but when he receives a mysterious postcard from Paris, he decides to travel there with Mira and her older brother, Malcolm, to search for clues. During their visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral, a creepy stone gargoyle catapults Mira into the past and we learn that she has inherited her mother’s gift for time travel. Now in Paris in 1881, Mira catches glimpses of her lost mother and meets famous nineteenth-century French artists like Degas, Mary Cassatt, and Renoir. She becomes involved in the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, tries to fight anti-Semitism, and inspires the famous writer Émile Zola to write his J’Accuse article in support of Dreyfus. Written from Mira’s point of view and illustrated by Mira’s little pencil drawings, this fun time-travel diary is sure to please.