When mira receives a cryptic postcard from her missing mother, she sets off with her father and brother to find her in p. She sent her first book to publishers when she was. Lost in paris by marissa moss first caught my attention at bea 2012 when i went to the young adult and middle grade author buzz panel. Her father decides its time for a trip to france to search for her. Mira, 14, goes to paris with her family to find her missing mother and ends up time traveling a gift she shares with her mother to 1881 paris in the midst of the dreyfus affair. In the last book of the timetravel series, mira explores the past of her familiar bay area, discovering layers of history in san.
I think time travel books are really starting to grow on me, in that i actively seek them out. Mira s diary lost in paris, is the first in a new middle grade series written by marissa moss and published by sourcebooks jabberwocky. The miras diary book series by marissa moss includes books miras diary. Although we focus on young adult literature here on teen lit rocks, we also think middle grade rocks. But, on june 11 a postcard from paris arrives, signed by her mother. It started with lost in paris, continued with home sweet rome, and earlier this year released a third installment, bombs over london. Marissa moss is a prominent childrens book author with a career that has spanned over twenty years and thirty titles. Marissa moss books list of books by author marissa moss. Marissa moss meshes time travel, historical fiction and a pinch of mystery in the fourth and final book of the miras diary series. See the complete miras diary series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Following her mothers path, mira touches another touchstone and gets whisked back. Marissa moss has been telling stories and drawing pictures to go with them for as long as she can remember. The mira s diary book series by marissa moss includes books mira s diary. In miras diary, moss creates a time travel story melding the exciting artistic world of 19th century paris with the shocking political intrigue and antisemitism of the infamous dreyfus affair. There was also this giddiness at seeing rome through miras and the authors eyes, though some of her time spent there depicted a very different rome. The story mira s mom disappeared six months ago, and hasnt been heard from since. Marissa moss has published over 50 childrens books, and her illustrated amelia series sold more than 2 million copies. Lost in paris by marissa moss available from rakuten kobo. Moss the amelias notebook series offers an engrossing, diarystyle blend of history, mystery, and time travel. In the last book of the timetravel series, mira e want to read. There was this anticipation of what would happen to mira as she slipped into ancient rome.
In the third book of the popular timetravel serie more. Miras diary home sweet rome by marissa moss i received an early release arc of home sweet rome and it fell into the same realm as lost in paris. Although the dreyfus affair is well known to those interested in french history, its certainly not a topic most young people in the u. I thought the concept seemed cool because i like reading about history, i like middle grade and i like time travel. While visiting notre dame, mira touches a gargoyle and is whirled into the past. See all books authored by marissa moss, including amelias notebook amelia, and rachels journal. See all books authored by marissa moss, including amelias notebook amelia, and. A math alphabet book, which was written by david schwartz.
Best sellers customer service new releases find a gift whole foods. Following her mothers clues, she is lead to rome with her bigger brother malcolm and her photo snapping dad, and already they fine a clue. In the last book of the timetravel series, mira explores the past of her familiar bay area, discovering layers of history in san francisco and learning the real reason her mother has been working to change history. My 9yearold daughter is particularly invested in books aimed at 812 year olds, and we are big fans of authorillustrator marissa moss miras diary series.
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