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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. 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?
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781416950059
EAN:
9781416950059
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
576
Authors:
Ellen Hopkins
Publisher:
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published Date: 2008-26-08
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I thought it was a mistake, I can’t believe the whole book is written this way . The poetry/fake poetry is very annoying and hard to follow in my opinion. I’m only a few pages in and I’m annoyed.
Kept me stuck reading for hours at a time. So many twists and turns, I love her books so much!
This book is well written. However, I felt a bit conceived regarding what it was about. Just be aware that there is molestation, incest & rape in the book. This would be a great book to use in a masters level psychology class for psychoanalysis of the protagonist.
I'm a true Ellen Hopkins fan and not even I know how she turns out these amazing stories time after time. The writing is beautifully done and the story itself grips you from start to finish. Loved every page!
Heavy subject material, but one of those books you start and can't put down until you finish reading it in its entirety.