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One Sentence Summaries
Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half is a stunning novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
In Flynn Berry's thriller The Northern Spy, two sisters who become entangled in the Irish Republican Army, are faced with impossible choices that will test the limits of their sisterly bond.
Enticing Blurbs
"One morning, the twins crowded in front of their bathroom mirror, four identical girls fussing with their hair. The next, the bed was empty, the covers pulled back like any other day, taut when Stella made it, crumpled when Desiree did. The town spent all morning searching for them, calling their names through the woods, wondering stupidly if they had been taken. Their disappearance seemed as sudden as the rapture, all of Mallard the sinners left behind." --The Vanishing Half
"Two soldiers with automatic rifles order me to remove my shoes and bag. I hold my arms out at my sides, barefoot, in a linen summer dress. The soldiers’ faces are blank. It occurs to me that, in this moment, they might be more scared than I am. If I had a bomb strapped under my dress, they’d be the first in the station to die." --Northern Spy
Collaborative Reading Guide
How does our family affect our identity?
What sacrifices are we willing to make for our siblings?
Does having a challenging childhood hinder your ability to be a successful adult?