Lonely Castle in the Mirror

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Seven teenagers, each unable to attend school for reasons they can barely articulate, discover that their bedroom mirrors have become portals to a fantastical castle. Inside, a masked girl called the Wolf Queen tells them they have one year to find a hidden key that will grant a single wish. The rules are strict; the consequences of breaking them are real. Slowly, these strangers begin to trust each other with the truths they've been hiding. Mizuki Tsujimura's bestseller weaves fairy tale and psychological realism into a story about the loneliness of children who don't fit — and the miracle of finding others who understand. The fantasy framework is beautiful, but the emotional core is devastatingly real: seven young people learning that their pain is not unique, and that sharing it is the beginning of healing. A novel that uses magic to tell the truth about the hardest years of being alive — and proves that the most powerful wish is simply to be seen.