Identical
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Paperback · December 21, 2010
Beneath their perfect family façade, twin sisters struggle alone with impossible circumstances and their own demons until they finally learn to fight for each other in this poignant tour de force from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.
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- Who it’s for
- Twin sisters’ fractured bond meets family secrets and painfully private ways of coping.
- Themes
- Family secrets, Substance misuse, Self-harm and disordered eating
- Genres
- Surviving Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens, Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
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Beneath their perfect family façade, twin sisters struggle alone with impossible circumstances and their own demons until they finally learn to fight for each other in this poignant tour de force from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Sixteen-year-old Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family…on the surface.
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Underneath run very deep and damaging secrets. What really happened in the car accident that Daddy caused? And why is Mom never home, always running far away to pursue some new dream? The girls themselves have become hopelessly divided over the years. Sick of losing Daddy’s game of favorites, Raeanne turns to painkillers, alcohol, and sex to dull her pain her anger. Kaeleigh tries to be her father’s perfect little flower, but being the misplaced focus of his sexual attention has her seeking control anywhere she can—even if it means cutting herself and unhealthy binge and purge eating. Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept—from each other or anyone else. Before long, it's obvious that neither sister can handle their problems alone, and one must step up to save the other, but the question is…who?
Family Fault Lines
Twin sisters’ fractured bond meets family secrets and painfully private ways of coping.
Come here for
- Complicated family loyalties and hidden fractures
- A close look at addiction, self-harm, and survival
Expect
- Emotionally intense subject matter
- A strained sisterly bond, with no easy way back
Where it sits
| Addiction & Substance Use for Teens | 47% |
|---|---|
| Surviving Sexual Abuse | 41% |
| Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Family Stories
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Authors
- Ellen Hopkins
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- December 21, 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Family secrets · Substance misuse · Self-harm and disordered eating
- Reading lane
- YA Family Stories