Pale Phoenix [Paperback]

Miranda isn't happy when sullen orphan Abby Chandler comes to live with her family. But Miranda's anger turns to shock when she learns the girl's horrible secret: Abby's parents and sisters were killed in a house fire in this very town--more than three hundred years ago. Somehow Abby survived the fire and has been living in a virtual limbo ever since.
Fifteen-year-old Miranda Browne, the extraordinary protagonist from Kathryn Reiss's first novel,Time Windows,returns for a new time-travel adventure.

In this companion toTime Windows, Miranda must help a girl who has been living in a ghostly state of limbo since her family was killed more than three hundred years ago.

A book with everything a reader wants. . . .Pale Phoenixhas something for everyone. --VOYA

Once again Reiss proves herself a canny practitioner of the junior gothic, blending elements of romance and suspense with confident storytelling. --The Bulletin

A thoughtful and enjoyable book. Readers will certainly want to see more of Miranda and Dan and their delightful parents. --Booklist

KATHRYN REISSis the author of many acclaimed time-travel mystery novels for teens. She lives in northern California.