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Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson
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Double Act

by Jacqueline Wilson

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funny, good and bright
purplesue | Jun 28, 2009 |  
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Double Act is actually a rather happy story, of twins whose world is turned upside down when their widowed father moves them to the countryside to start a second-hand bookshop with his new girlfriend. One of Wilson's great narrative techniques is to have her first-person characters unwittingly show us what other people think of them; here, she does that as usual but has the extra wrinkle of the twins (Ruby, the bossy one, and Garnet, the quiet one) each telling her slightly different side of the story, and (a lovely touch) with illustrations by two different artists depending on whose voice we are reading. ( )
nwhyte | May 16, 2009 |  
it is really great and it is really clever.
rosyposy | Jul 28, 2008 |  
Another typical story from Jacqueline Wilson.
Just because I have read a lot doesn't mean I like them, they all get a bit the same after a while. There were a lot on the BBC Top 100 list which is why I read them.
LibraryLou | Aug 20, 2007 |  
a brilliant book about to sisters twins of course one tidy and the other messy when there dad gets together with a woman called rose the girls decide to be bad what will become of them hopefully youll read and see its a brilliant book for any ages id say . ( )
xoxabbiexox | Aug 8, 2007 |  
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0440413745, Paperback)

Ten-year-old Ruby and Garnet are identical twins who do everything together. Especially since their mother died three years earlier. They dress alike, wear their hair the same, and sit together in every class. In fact, everything about them is the same--except their personalities. Ruby is funny and outgoing, Garnet is sensitive and shy. Together they're the perfect double act--and that's just the way they like it.
Soon the twins' life is turned upside down. Their dad has been spending a lot of time with his new "friend" Rose. Ruby and Garnet can't stand Rose. To make matters worse, Dad and Rose buy a bookstore out in the country and the whole family moves. Ruby hates their new school, but Garnet thinks it isn't all that bad. When Garnet befriends some of their new classmates, Ruby feels betrayed and stops speaking to Garnet. Garnet misses her sister terribly, but has to admit it's nice doing things on her own for a change. Somehow, the girls will have to find a way to maintain their special twin relationship without spending every minute of the day together.

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