What's the same about identical twins -- and what's different?
Sleepovers, poetry projects, and new haircuts are in play as
seven-year-old Arlene and Ilene start coming into their own.
Arlene and Ilene love so many things about being identical twins. They
like sharing a room, sharing friends, and wearing matching outfits. But
they're in different classes at school, and one twin has a scar that the
other one doesn't. One morning, their friends Monty and Joey point out a
new difference that takes the sisters by surprise and gets them
thinking: if they are identical twins, why are there differences between
them at all? Their tongues must be the same, so why do they like
different kinds of ice cream? Why does Arlene wear pink nail polish
while Ilene thinks it's silly? Why is Ilene sleeping soundly when Arlene
is awake, wondering how she can be sure that she is Arlene, not Ilene?
Revisit the funny, lovable characters from The Two and Only Kelly
Twins and take a peek at the wonders -- and puzzles -- of being an
identical twin.