Winner of the Carnegie Medal * Winner of the YA Book Prize *
Winner of the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year Award
Tippi and Grace share everything--clothes, friends . . . even their
body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and
moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers
of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson.
Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into the
same skirt. To hook their arms around each other for balance. To fall
asleep listening to the other breathing. To share. And to keep some
things private. Each of the sixteen-year-old girls has her own head,
heart, and two arms, but at the belly, they join. And they are happy,
never wanting to risk the dangerous separation surgery.
But the girls' body is beginning to fight against them. And Grace
doesn't want to admit it. Not even to Tippi. How long can they hide from
the truth--how long before they must face the most impossible choice of
their lives?
Carnegie Medal-winning author Sarah Crossan gives us a story about
unbreakable bonds, hope, loss, and the lengths we will go to for the
person we love most.