Gritty, compelling portrait of social woes. Tension builds slowly & subtly, to erupt in a shattering climax of psychological disintegration & breakthrough that reveals the truth about the twins, and, their father's own childhood secrets. Acclaimed author Ellen Hopkins (1955 -), besides sexual abuse, addresses teenage drug abuse, consequences of date rape, alcoholism, & self-mutilation as she examines dysfunctional family in America.
Written in free verse from alternating viewpoints of the twins.
Raeanne, on the other hand, witness to every detail, reacts to her father's favoritism by acting out sexually on her own - getting high on pot as possible. Daddy regularly molests Kaeleigh, using her as a substitue for his absent wife, and controls all aspects of her very being. He is a district court judge who is addicted to liquor & Ox圜ontin. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and thats where their differences begin. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family - on the surface. Homewise, their mother, who is running for Congress, is basically absent, they are left home in charge of their father. Summary Book Summary Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. Physically, the two are identical to the last dimple. Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass, Identical, Tricks, Fallout, Perfect, Triangles, Tilt, and Col. The book was released in August 2008 and hit The New York Times Bestsellers list. Records of Kaeleigh & Raeanne, in a picture-perfect California home beset w/unsettling, secrets beneath the surface. First person reflections, evaluations, in free verse, of two identical teen twins from acclaimed author Ellen Hopkins (1955 -). Sensitive & revealing novel of family life. Silver DJ w/title "Identical", mirrored/Fine, w/inner flaps taped to covers verso.
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