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In Trading Faces , identical twin sisters Emma (the smart one) and Payton (the popular one) start seventh grade at a brand-new school and discover they've been assigned entirely different schedules--so when they get sick of their respective cliques, they secretly switch places. What ensues is a hilarious yet poignant romp from middle school to the mall as the twins learn what it means to be true to yourself, even when the rest of the world isn't making it easy.

On the first day of seventh grade, twin sisters Payton and Emma have been assigned entirely different schedules -- for the first time ever. Without telling anyone, the twins ...

Children's Literature

Flip the cartoon-style cover of Trading Faces to the first sentence: "Lip gloss! Oh, no—did I forget my lip gloss?" Lip gloss and drama generally signals light tween chick lit, but there is more to this book than boys, texting, and mean girls. Identical twins Payton and Emma Mills are attending their first co-ed school. Fashionista-wannabe Payton is eager to make new friends. Brainiac Emma cannot wait to start her advanced classes. On the first day of seventh grade, they realize they do not have a single class together. Maybe that could be a good thing and they will avoid the inevitable question: Which twin are you? Still, seventh grade is not all they had hoped. Payton joins a clique that judges others by their clothes. Emma is challenged by an abrasive girl more ambitious than she is. When Payton's burrito oozes all over a cute football player, panicked Payton switches outfits with Emma and hides out in Emma's classes the rest of the day. What began as a simple rescue escalates into a hilarious version of Disney's movie The Parent Trap. The girls enjoy being freed from their molds. Payton discovers she has an aptitude for communication when she takes Emma's place on the school news program. Emma relaxes her competitive streak and makes friends, but there is a downside to fooling people and escaping preconceived notions. The chapters are told in distinct, alternating voices—Payton, Emma, Payton as Emma, Emma as Payton—by the authors who are identical twins. Quick pacing is livened with humorous dialog and enough descriptions of clothes to satisfy Project Runway fans. Reviewer: Candice Ransom

On the first day of seventh grade, twin sisters Payton and Emma have been assigned entirely different schedules -- for the first time ever. Without telling anyone, the twins ...

Children's Literature

On the first day of seventh grade, twin sisters Payton and Emma have been assigned entirely different schedules—for the first time ever. Without telling anyone, the twins switch places: Cool Payton goes incognito as quiet Emma, while mathlete Emma impersonates fashionista Payton. No one—from their new teachers to their clueless classmates—realizes they have made a switch. The twins quickly find out that playing a different role in life can be a lot of fun—and that no one is exactly the person the rest of the world thinks they are. What a (somewhat) dangerous thing to do in jest! But all of us have done things as teens that were part of an almost horrible experience with repercussions. There are many experiences that run the gamete of friends, competencies, relationships, and fashion to subject abilities. It seems like a "light" girl story until realizations come to the twins themselves on the possible outcomes of this charade. What makes it readable and a "reach for" book is that the theme is a different one. Reviewer: Naomi Butler

When seventh-grade identical twins Payton and Emma switch places, they shake up the social hierarchy at their new middle school I like it, it's about twin sisters who are mistaken for like, each other at school.