Happy Families
Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky. Ysabel's jewelry designs have already caught the eyes of the art world and Justin's intelligence and drive are sure to gain him entrance into the most prestigious of colleges. They even like their parents. But their father has a secret—one that...
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Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky. Ysabel's jewelry designs have already caught the eyes of the art world and Justin's intelligence and drive are sure to gain him entrance into the most prestigious of colleges. They even like their parents. But their father has a secret—one that threatens to destroy the twins' happy family and life as they know it.Over the course of spring break, Ysabel and Justin will be forced to come to terms with their dad's new life, but can they overcome their fears to piece together their happy family again?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375869662 (0375869662)
Publish date: May 8th 2012
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Appeal Characteristics: transgendered people, family relationships, sibling relationships, high school, society issues, TRANS-youth, adjustments, copingThere were some things I really loved about this book...and some other writing issues that I didn't. The subject aspect and execution was done well ...
I loved the descriptions of making lampwork beads. I know that's far from the point of this Issue Book, but it was still my favorite part. Solid plotting, interesting story.I got very involved in the story, enough so that I was annoyed with the parents not telling the kids enough. Silly parents. I h...
I requested this book for review so long ago that by the time I picked it to read, I had forgotten what it was about. I'm so glad that I read this book. It was an eye opening story about a pair of twins who's lives are turned inside out after their father comes out about being a cross dresser. Their...
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