Identical
Author: Ellen Hopkins
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,….Read More
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