Author: Hopkins, Ellen
Title: IDENTICAL
Publisher: McElderry ISBN (library bind):1416950052
Price: $17.99 #pages: 565 Call number: FIC HOP
Annotation: Identical twin daughters of a father who is a local judge and a mother who is running for congress may look identical but have very different ways of dealing with their family secrets. Discovery of the father’s family secrets only slightly helps the reader understand how the twins can deal with their father’s sins. The mother is so detached that the reader will really have little sympathy for her losses. Be prepared for Hopkins’s usual blunt dealings with dysfunctional family problems like bingeing/purge disorders; sexual encounters; cutting; drug and alcohol abuse; and finally incest. The descriptions are in some detail, but the use of use of free verse does lessen the horribleness, somewhat. The twist at the end doesn’t really help, but it is another attempt to help the reader deal with this family.
Recommended grade levels:11-12
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