Happy Families
Kindle Edition
Random House Children's Books · Ebook · May 14, 2013
Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky.
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- Who it’s for
- A family secret unsettles a close-knit household, giving this story its thoughtful emotional pull.
- Themes
- Family upheaval, A parent's secret, Coming to terms with change
- Genres
- YA Alternative Family Stories, Coming of Age, Social Themes for Teens
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Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky. Ysabel's jewelry designs have already caught the eyes of the art world and Justin's intelligence and drive are sure to gain him entrance into the most prestigious of colleges. They even like their parents. But their father has a secret--one that threatens to destroy the twins' happy family and life as they know it.
Continue reading
Over the course of spring break, Ysabel and Justin will be forced to come to terms with their dad's new life, but can they overcome their fears to piece together their happy family again?
Family in Flux
A family secret unsettles a close-knit household, giving this story its thoughtful emotional pull.
Come here for
- Teenage twins facing a major change in their family
- A realistic story about fear, adjustment, and belonging
Expect
- A sustained family-centered narrative
- Emotional tension without losing sight of family bonds
Where it sits
| YA Alternative Family Stories | 69% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 64% |
| Social Themes for Teens | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Alternative Family Stories
- YA Sibling Stories
- Authors
- Tanita S. Davis
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- May 14, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Family upheaval · A parent's secret · Coming to terms with change
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age