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294 pp.
| Farrar
| April, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-30046-3$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-374-30048-7
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YA
Ella was behind the wheel in a crash that killed her identical twin, Maddy. When she wakes up in the hospital, Ella doesn't correct her parents and Maddy's friends when they all think she's Maddy--and in living her sister's life, Ella also uncovers her secrets. Ella's authentic feelings of grief and guilt keep the premise from veering into melodrama.
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YA
A somewhat melodramatic but nevertheless appealing retelling of the infamous crime that gripped Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892, when Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother in cold blood. The sometimes clumsy, clichéd dialogue doesn't overly detract from the fast-paced narrative told in the believable voice of the family maid, Bridget.