Missing Sisters
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 30, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- A mistaken name raises an uneasy question: can a longed-for family make room for you?
- Themes
- Family belonging, Orphanhood, Possible twin-sister reunion
- Genres
- Adoption Stories, Orphans & Foster Kids, Sibling Stories
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She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the orphanage—gets taken away from Alice in a freak accident. And then one day somebody calls Alice by the wrong name. Miami, she says. Miami Shaw. Miami Shaw, who may be Alice's twin sister. Who lives only a few miles away. Who has what Alice has always dreamed of—a whole wonderful family.
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But is there a place in that family for Alice?
A Name, A Question
A mistaken name raises an uneasy question: can a longed-for family make room for you?
Come here for
- The ache of a possible twin and a family just nearby
- A heroine navigating speech, hearing, and belonging
Expect
- An emotionally edged family story
- Questions of identity and finding a place to belong
Where it sits
| Adoption Stories | 72% |
|---|---|
| Orphans & Foster Kids | 66% |
| Sibling Stories | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adoption Stories
- Stories About Divorce
- New Baby Stories
- Sibling Stories
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- Stepfamily Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Historical Fiction
- Historical Middle East
- Authors
- Gregory Maguire
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 30, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family belonging · Orphanhood · Possible twin-sister reunion
- Reading lane
- Adoption Stories