Double Act

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The girls also find that there is a huge fee that needs to be paid for the pair of them, something which their dad cannot afford. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It still had some appeal, mostly because it tells about twins and some of the thinks did apply very well to me and my sister as well.

After making friends with someone she previously considered rather a bully, Ruby starts to realize that she and Garnet don't need to be the same, and don't have to do the same things, to be happy. The twins Ruby and Garnet hate her the first time she sees her, which is when their dad brings her home to have tea, out off the blue and their Nan tried her best to be nice to Rose.From the beginning we learn that he spends his time filling the entire house with books, knowing full well that his mother-in-law has arthritis and finds it hard to get around. The twins have their own secret language, and they don't like to make friends at school because they have each other. Richard - no doubt named so for being a prize dick - is one of the most selfish parents in the Wilson-verse. Ruby and Garnet end up moving with Rose and their father which neither of the twins is happy about, but everything around them is changing maybe it would be better if they stopped being such a double act.

The twins face many difficulties, from changing schools, to stepping out from a siblings shadow, and even dealing with a new step mother. Dari beberapa buku Jacqueline Wilson yang aku baca, beliau memang sering menulis dengan latar belakang keluarga "tidak sempurna" , bagaimana anak-anak menghadapi masalah ditengah keluarga seperti itu dan bagaimana orang tua dan lingkungan menyikapinya mungkin bisa menjadi semacam masukan. To expand, there is also a movie (which I’ve watched) but I personally think that the movie is better than the book because you can see what the author is talking about. Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling novel about identical twins has been widely acclaimed, winning the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award and being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal.Throughout the entire book it's clear that Richard is going through a sort-of early-onset mid-life crisis. Phase one of the plan is an immediate success, as Richard is made redundant because of the ridiculous clothing Rose bought him, which no doubt alerted the rest of the office loud and clear that this man was going through a mid-life crisis. Parts of the storyline felt very similar to Vicky Angel; Ruby bossing Garnet about and Garnet living in Ruby’s constant shadow. What I liked about this book: I liked having the two sides to the story, both Ruby and Garnet sharing their thoughts and opinions on the different events in the book. She leaves it lying on the kitchen table innocently, knowing that Ruby in particular is likely to grab at it.