Double Act

by Jacqueline Wilson · 1995

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No one can ever be like a mother to us, especially not stupid frizzy dizzy Rose! Ruby and Garnet are 10-year-old identical twins. They do everything together, especially since their mom died three years ago. Can being a double act work forever? Especially when their father starts dating again?

Genre
literary fictionwomen’s fictioncoming of agehumor
Themes
childhoodtwinsfriendshipfamilysiblings
Setting
1990sBritishEngland
Mood
nostalgia
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 192 pages

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