Author: Varian Johnson
Publisher: Graphix
ISBN: 9781544451275
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Gerbrand Bakker
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459608275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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When his twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family farm. He resigns himself to taking over his brother's role and spending the rest of his days 'with his head under a cow'. After his old, worn-out father has been transferred upstairs, Helmer sets about furnishing the rest of the house according to his own minimal preferences. 'A double bed and a duvet', advises Ada, who lives next door, with a sly look. Then Riet appears, the woman once engaged to marry his twin. Could Riet and her son live with him for a while, on the farm?'The Twin' is an ode to the platteland, the flat and bleak Dutch countryside with its ditches and its cows and its endless grey skies. Ostensibly a novel about the countryside, as seen through the eyes of a farmer, 'the Twin' is, in the end, about the possibility or impossibility of taking life into one's own hands. It chronicles a way of life which has resisted modernity, is culturally apart, and yet riven with a kind of romantic longing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Author: Kenny Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732543508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Whether fraternal, identical, or just two peas in a pod, twins share an unmistakable connection that lasts a lifetime. Inspire the twins in your community to celebrate their special bonds, while embracing all the things that make them unique. Throughout the book, the "We, but" construct introduces a shared quality on the right-hand side of each spread. Then, when the reader turns the page, they're presented with a trait that showcases each character's individuality.
Author: Yodassa Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684630339
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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“ . . . an impressive, commanding novel about black girl magic . . . The Goddess Twins is an emotive and powerful feminist novel that inspires the innate goddess in every girl..” —Foreword Reviews “Family bonds create the magic in this stirring fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews It’s days before your eighteenth birthday, but your mother is missing and suddenly you have supernatural powers. What are you willing to face to discover the truth of who you really are? After years of traveling the world, black identical twins Aurora and Arden think they’ve settled into normalcy in Ohio. But days before their eighteenth birthday, the snarky twins develop powers in telekinesis and telepathy―at the same time that their famous mother, who’s on tour in London, disappears. Searching for answers and determined to rescue her, the sisters unearth truths that threaten to extinguish their bond and demolish their strength as individuals. Can they trust their beguiling, newly discovered British cousins when they barely trust one another? Should they heed the warnings of their immortal grandmother, a Patoi-chatting goddess, who says she’s friendly with The Fates and can see inside a person’s very soul? In order to succeed in their quest, these goddess twins must work together, master their powers, and unveil a horrifying, century-old family mystery. Otherwise, they may not live to see eighteen―or their mother again.
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250101913
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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"A unique window into human behavior and development." —Steven Pinker The riveting story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults, a dream case for exploring nature and nurture. Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that they were mistakenly raised as fraternal twins—when they were not even biological brothers. Due to an oversight that presumably occurred in the hospital nursery, one twin in each pair was switched with a twin in the other pair. The result was two sets of unrelated “fraternal” twins—Jorge and Carlos, who were raised in the lively city of Bogotá; and William and Wilber, who were raised in the remote rural village of La Paz, 150 miles away. Their parents and siblings were aware of the enormous physical and behavioral differences between the members of each set, but never doubted that the two belonged in their biological families. Everyone’s life unraveled when one of the twins—William—was mistaken by a young woman for his real identical twin, Jorge. Her “discovery” led to the truth—that the alleged twins were not twins at all, but rather unrelated individuals who ended up with the wrong families. Blending great science and human interest, Accidental Brothers by Nancy L. Segal and Yesika S. Montoya will inform and entertain anyone interested in how twin studies illuminate the origins of human behavior, as well as mother-infant identification and the chance events that can have profound consequences on our lives.
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781616144371
Category : Infants switched at birth
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Bard Lindeman
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
ISBN:
Category : Twins
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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"On a mild January night, a young man named Tony Milasi stepped from a jetliner at Miami International Airport... Waiting for him was Roger Brooks. It was a moment neither will ever forget. Both were identical twins. Yet, at the age of twenty-four, they were then meeting for the first time. The two brothers were separated shortly after birth and were raised more than 1000 miles apart, Tony by an Italian family in Binghamton, New York, and Roger by a Jewish family in Miami. Through a series of incredible coincidences they were to discover each other and reunite.
Author: Daniel Jussim
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670884520
Category : Conjoined twins
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Twins hold a special fascination for both children and grown-ups. We love to look at them, hear stories about them, and best of all, meet them. In the United States today, there are more twins than ever before. Double Take: The Story of Twins is an in-depth introduction to the lives of twins, multiples, and conjoined twins. Readers will learn why twinning takes place and meet five sets of twins. They will read amazing stories about twins who were separated at birth only to meet years later, stories about twins who marry twins, and profiles of families with bigger broods, including the famous McCaughey Septuplets and the Dionne Quintuplets. Readers also have the special opportunity to meet a set of conjoined twins, Brittany and Abigail Hensel, who, despite a rare and challenging condition, have developed into down-to-earth and very happy young ladies. Illustrated with over forty-five fabulous twin photographs, Double Take is a thorough and captivating look at what makes us so curious about twins.
Author: Lucinda Orr Mitchell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468541765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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This book is the fifth in a series of constellation stories. The emphasis is on the constellation Gemini. They mythical story is about twins, Castor and Pollux, and their escapades. It is a tale of brotherly love and the bond of twins. Lucinda Orr Mitchell has been an educator for over 20 years. She has completed a Master's Degree in Space Studies through Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Lucinda promotes space studies y speaking at conferences, workshops, and school assemblies. In addition to attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Alabama) as an educator, she continues to raise money and accompany students to camp each summer. Lucinda was a finalist in the Educator Astronaut program through NASA. She is married, the mother of 3 sons, and 6 grand children. The illustrator, Ansley Orr, is currently an eighth-grade student. She is a gifted musical, a talented athlete, and very artistic. Ansley is the niece of the author and sister to illustrator, Landon Orr, who drew the illustrations for Eros's Encounter: the Story of Pisces.
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Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788178624228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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