Identical (Reprint)

Kaeleigh and Raeanne are sixteen-year-old identical twins, the daughters of a district court judge father and a politician mother who is running for U.S. Congress. Everything seems fine on the surface, but underneath run deep and damaging secrets — dark truths that explain why Raeanne loses herself in drugs and sex, and why Kaeleigh cuts and binges in an attempt to feel normal. When their entire world has been torn to shreds, Kaeleigh and Raeanne must figure out what it means to be whole again in this powerful, disturbing, and utterly remarkable book."Perfect on the outside, but behind the Normal Rockwell facades, each holds its secrets. Dark, untellable. Practically unbelievable." - Identical

perfect On The Outside, But Behind The Normal Rockwell Facades, Each Holds Its Secrets. Dark, Untellable. Practically Unbelievable. — Identical

kaeleigh And Raeanne Are 16-year-old Identical Twins, The Daughters Of A District Court Judge Father And Politician Mother Running For Us Congress. Everything On The Surface Seems Fine, But Underneath Run Very Deep And Damaging Secrets. What Really Happened When The Girls Were 7 Years Old In That Car Accident That Daddy Caused? And Why Is Mom Never Home, Always Running Far Away To Pursue Some New Dream? Raeanne Goes After Painkillers, Drugs, Alcohol, And Sex To Dull Her Pain And Anger. Kaeleigh Always Tries So Hard To Be The Good Girl — Her Father's Perfect Little Flower. But When The Girls Were 9, Daddy Started To Turn To His Beloved Kaeleigh In Ways A Father Never Should And Has Been Sexually Abusing Her For Years. For Raeanne, She Needs To Numb The Pain Of Not Being Daddy's Favorite; For Kaeleigh, She Wants To Do Everything She Can To Feel Something Normal, Even If It Means Cutting Herself And Vomiting After Every Binge.

how Kaeleigh And Raeanne Figure Out Just What It Means To Be Whole Again When Their Entire World Has Been Torn To Shreads Is The Guts And Heart Of This Powerful, Disturbing, And Utterly Remarkable Book.

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using Free Verse As Her Vehicle, Hopkins (crank, glass) Takes Readers On A Harrowing Ride Into The Psyches Of 16-year-old Identical Twins Kaeleigh And Raeanne, Both Of Whom Are Racing Toward Self-destruction. The Girls' Family Appears Picture-perfect. Their Father Is A Prominent Judge, Their Mother Is Running For Congress, And Both Girls Do Well In School. But Ever Since An Accident, Mom Doesn't Love Anyone./ She Is Marble. Beautiful./ Frigid. Easily Stained/ By Her Family. What's Left/ Of Us, Anyway. We Are Corpses. Raeanne Seeks Escape In Sex And Drugs; Kaileigh Binges And Cuts Herself. Brief, Gutsy Confessions Reveal A History Of Sexual Abuse And Emotional Neglect, And It's Not Clear That Both Girls Will Survive It. Hopkins's Verse Is Not Only Lean And Sinuous, It Also Demonstrates A Mastery Of Technique. Strategically Placed Concrete Verse Includes A Poem About Revenge Shaped Like A Double-edged Sword; In Another, About Jealousy, The Lines Form One Heart Reflecting Another, Until A Rupture Breaks The Symmetry At The Bottom. Often, The Twins' Entries Mirror Each Other, On Facing Pages: Although Used Differently In The Two Poems, The Same Key Words Are Set Off In Corresponding Stanzas (think./ How/ Different/ Life./ Could Be Reads One Set Of Key Words). Those For Whom uncle Vampire Means Something Will Anticipate The Still-breathless Climax; All Others, Including Most Of The Target Audience, Will Be Shocked. Ages 14-up. (aug.)

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Beneath their perfect family façade, twin sisters struggle alone with impossible circumstances and their own demons until they finally learn to fight for each other in this poignant tour de force from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.Sixteen-year-old Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family...on the surface. Underneath run very deep and damaging secrets. What really happened in the car accident that Daddy caused? And why is Mom never home, always running far away to pursue some new dream? The girls themselves have become hopelessly divided over the years. Sick of losing Daddy's game of favorites, Raeanne turns to painkillers, alcohol, and sex to dull her pain her anger. Kaeleigh tries to be her father's perfect little flower, but being the misplaced focus of his sexual attention has her seeking control anywhere she can—even if it means cutting herself and unhealthy binge and purge eating. Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept—from each other or anyone else. Before long, it's obvious that neither sister can handle their problems alone, and one must step up to save the other, but the question is...who? Do twins begin in the womb? Or in a better place? Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family—on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and that's where their differences begin. For Kaeleigh, she's the misplaced focus of Daddy's love, intended for a mother whose presence on the campaign trail means absence at home. All that Raeanne sees is Daddy playing a game of favorites—and she is losing. If she has to lose, she will do it on her own terms, so she chooses drugs, alcohol, and sex. Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept—from each other or anyone else. Pretty soon it's obvious that neither sister can handle it alone, and one sister must step up to save the other, but the question is—who? Kaeleigh and Raeanne are the twin daughters of a district-court judge and a politician mother. They are identical in almost every way, but each girl has dark secrets. The bestselling author of "Crank" gives voice to victims of childhood sexual abuse, in a moving and disturbing novel Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart