Twins [Mass Market Paperback]

Caroline B. Cooney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1997

Caroline Cooney's classic tale of suspense, in a bold new package

Mary Lee and Madrigal are identical twins, exactly alike in every way. Until they are separated -- then Mary Lee wishes she could live her sister's life. And then she gets her wish . . . along with a horrifying discovery.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590474782
• ISBN-13: 978-0590474788
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Authors, A-Z > ( C ) > Cooney, Caroline B.
  • #43 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Horror

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)

I think that this book is great. The main character is going through the realization that she was deceived by everyone she loves. All the while, cooney makes her misfortunes into a thriller. An autor who can twist a sory into whatever she feels like making it is truly an author. It's a really great book.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exciting book, June 13, 2005

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This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is about twins Madrigal and Mary Lee. Mary Lee is being sent away to boarding school and she feels betrayed, she feels like her parents love her sister more, and Magrigal says that it is a good idea that she leaves, like she doesnt care what happens to her. At boarding school, Mary Lee is a misfit, she has no friends and everyone thinks she is crazy when she claims she has a twin, they think she is making it up to seem cool. Mary Lee writes letters to Madrigal and Madrigal doesnt really say much to her, she only mentions that she has a boyfriend, Jon Pear. Then Madrigal comes to visit on their winter break and everyone at Mary Lee's boarding school likes her more than they like Mary Lee. They all go skiing and nobody really pays attention to Mary Lee because she has such a boring personality compared to Madrigal and even her ski suit is worse than hers. Madrigal asks Mary Lee to switch suits and pretend to be eachother. Mary Lee says ok, and they do it. Then, Madrigal goes up in the ski lift, all by herself because everyone thinks she is Mary Lee, and her lift chair breaks off and she dies. Everyone thinks that it was Mary Lee though, and Mary Lee thinks that since Madrigal is more popular, why not pretend to be her. After they pack up all of her things and she goes back home and starts school, she realizes what people really thought of Madrigal, and what Jon Pear is really like. Read this book cuz it is quite exciting.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Twins are separated when one is sent to boarding school., August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)

Mary Lee and Madrigal are twins who do every thing together until there parents decide they are too alike and need time apart. Mary Lee is sent to boarding school where she is miserable, while Madrigal stays at home where she becomes popular. Mary Lee wishes she could be Madrigal. Strangely she gets her wish and the plot unfolds from there.