One - Tapa blanda

Employing free verse to chronicle their coming of age, British author Crossan smoothly embeds historical and medical information regarding her well researched topic while intently portraying each twin s personality and unique characteristics. Crossan trusts her characters and her readers to find their better selves through her gently paced story. --Booklist"

Writing mainly from Grace s perspective, Crossan interjects the voices of friends and family, offering a glimpse of the difficulties conjoined twins and their loved ones face. In asking important questions about how bodies shape identity, Crossan s novel achieves a striking balance between sentimentality and sisterly devotion.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Poignant and compelling Though the sisters have unique physical challenges, they share that universal teen desire to fit in, fall in love, and find a distinct identity. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"

Through her understated, evocative narration, Grace s coming of age becomes a meditation on difference, a celebration of the deepest bonds of sisterhood, and a stirring tragedy. Grace s uniquely moving story of how it is to be Two will inspire compassion-and elicit plenty of tears. --The Horn Book"

A tender yet resilient story of closeness and identity it s a story of Grace, who s built her entire identity and existence on being entwined with her sister and who now contemplates what it would mean to be a single person. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"

Grace s elegant and intimate first-person narration combines with her wry sense of humor to create a likable character in a believable situation. This is honest, unapologetic realism from a diverse perspective not often seen in young-adult fiction. Not to be overlooked. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"

"Poignant and compelling...Though the sisters have unique physical challenges, they share that universal teen desire to fit in, fall in love, and find a distinct identity."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Through her understated, evocative narration, Grace's coming of age becomes a meditation on difference, a celebration of the deepest bonds of sisterhood, and...a stirring tragedy. Grace's uniquely moving "story of how it is to be Two" will inspire compassion-and elicit plenty of tears."--The Horn Book

"Employing free verse to chronicle their coming of age, British author Crossan smoothly embeds historical and medical information regarding her well-researched topic while intently portraying each twin's personality and unique characteristics. ...Crossan trusts her characters and her readers to find their better selves through her gently paced story."--Booklist

"Grace's elegant and intimate first-person narration combines with her wry sense of humor to create a likable character in a believable situation. This is honest, unapologetic realism from a diverse perspective not often seen in young-adult fiction. Not to be overlooked."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)