Winner of the Carnegie Medal * Winner of the YA Book Prize * Winner of the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year Award Tippi and Grace share everything--clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoi...ned twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson. Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into the same skirt. To hook their arms around each other for balance. To fall asleep listening to the other breathing. To share. And to keep some things private. Each of the sixteen-year-old girls has her own head, heart, and two arms, but at the belly, they join. And they are happy, never wanting to risk the dangerous separation surgery. But the girls' body is beginning to fight against them. And Grace doesn't want to admit it. Not even to Tippi. How long can they hide from the truth--how long before they must face the most impossible choice of their lives? Carnegie Medal-winning author Sarah Crossan gives us a story about unbreakable bonds, hope, loss, and the lengths we will go to for the person we love most.
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ISBN |
9780062118769 |
Released NZ |
17 Oct 2017 |
Publisher |
Greenwillow Books |
Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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ISBN-13 |
9780062118769 |
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Stock |
Out of stock |
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Not currently available |
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Publisher |
Greenwillow Books |
Imprint |
Greenwillow Books |
Released |
17 Oct 2017
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Publication Country |
United States |
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Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback
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Author(s) |
By Crossan, Sarah |
Category |
Adventure Stories
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Number of Pages |
400 |
Dimensions |
Width: 135mm Height: 203mm Spine: 20mm |
Dewey Code |
FIC |
Weight |
272g |
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Interest Age |
13+ years |
Reading Age |
13+ years |
Library of Congress |
Sisters, Family problems, Schools, Novels in verse, High schools |
NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
NZ Review |
A tender yet resilient story of closeness and identity it s a story of Grace, who s built her entire identity and existence on being entwined with her sister and who now contemplates what it would mean to be a single person. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) |
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Author's Bio
Sarah Crossan is the author of the duology Breathe and Resist, as well as the acclaimed novel-in-verse The Weight of Water, which was short-listed for the Carnegie Medal. She spent several years living and teaching high school in New Jersey before moving to London, where she now lives with her husband and young daughter.
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