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OLDER FICTION
Hopkins, Ellen

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565 pp. | McElderry | August, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-5005-9 $17.99
(4) YA Identical twins Raeanne and Kaeleigh alternate first-person accounts of life in an abusive household. Hopkins's verse-novel style effectively showcases her talent for word choice and form. However, the plot's melodrama verges on exploitation as the girls experience graphically described incest, drug abuse, alcoholism, bulimia, promiscuity, S&M, cutting, suicide, and mental illness. Surprise revelations in the final episodes complicate the conclusion.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

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