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The Third Twin
Author:
Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 12-19
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.O548
Grade: 7-12
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ISBN-13: 9780385744522
LCCN: 2013050396
Imprint: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Pub Date: 02/24/2015
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $17.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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328 pages ; 22 cm
H 8.52",
W 5.8",
D 1.12",
0.9625 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Teen
Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles
Brodart's YA Reads for Adults
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Mystery/Detective Fiction
Social Life and Customs
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BISAC Subjects: |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General
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LC Subjects:
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Adoption, Fiction
Adoption, Juvenile fiction
Dating (Social customs), Fiction
Dating (Social customs), Juvenile fiction
Dating, Fiction
Identity (Psychology), Juvenile fiction
Identity, Fiction
Murder, Fiction
Serial murders, Fiction
Serial murders, Juvenile fiction
Sisters, Fiction
Twin sisters, Juvenile fiction
Twins, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Adoption, Fiction
Dating (Social customs), Fiction
Homicide, Fiction
Identity (Psychology), Fiction
Serial killers, Fiction
Sisters, Fiction
Twins, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.6
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Points: 13.0
Lexile Level:
720
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles | 02/01/2015 |
| Alicia was never supposed to be real. Identical twins Lexi and Ava initially invented their third sister so they would have someone to blame whenever things went wrong. They even use her to justify turning guys down. When one of Alicia's dates ends up dead and another boy follows suit, Lexi and Ava seek the truth behind the incriminating surveillance photos that reveal a girl who does not exist. 336pp. |
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| Booklist | 03/01/2015 |
| Grades 8-11. When they were little, identical twins Lexi and Ava made up a third sister, Alicia, to blame for their misdeeds. Now that they are teens, Alicia is the personality they use to pick up boys whom they wouldn't ordinarily date. But when Alicia's dates start being murdered, Lexi begins to suspect that Ava is taking the game too far. Or could Alicia actually be real? Bookish Lexi is a strong main character in this fast-paced thriller. Her narrow focus on getting into Stanford and becoming just like the businessman father she looks up to keeps her from being a spoiled rich girl, unlike her colder sister. By keeping readers from warming up to Ava, Omololu builds the tension, rising from an opening scene of almost date rape and moving through to a desperate race from the police. Though the final resolution is too easy and lacks much of the tautness of the rest of the novel, fans of "whom can I trust?" mysteries will find much to like here. Wildsmith, Snow. 336. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2015. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 03/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 7-10. When adopted twins Ava and Lexie were little, they invented a "third twin," Alicia, to take the blame for all of their naughtiness. Now that they are high school seniors, Alicia has been reinvoked to allow them to date bad boys in her guise. Alicia's fearless and provocative manner isn't as much of a stretch for Ava as it is for Lexie, who's more conservative and scholarly. In fact, Lexie is ready to give up Alicia for good, but when one of Ava-as-Alicia's conquests turns into someone Lexie could really be interested in, she keeps up the deception. Things go bad, though, when first one and then another of "Alicia's" dates is murdered, and the DNA evidence implicates the twins. Lexie turns herself in, knowing that she's not guilty but unsure of her sister, but it soon becomes evident that there is someone else involved, someone neither twin knows about. The intricate mystery plot will keep readers guessing until the end. Additionally, the book explores Lexie's reconsideration of her life and sense of self after her hopes of attending Stanford are dashed and she struggles with the possibility that her twin might be a murderer, making this as much an exploration of identity as a murder mystery. Well, okay, not really: the page-turning is driven by the adrenaline pump of whodunit and who's next to die, but teen protagonists and a minor class and ethnicity narrative (the girls are Latina, adopted by a wealthy white man) add a texture of contemporary issues to the mix. KC. 336p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2015 |
| 4. Adopted identical twins Lexi and Ava used to joke about an imaginary trouble-making third sibling, Alicia. As teens, they both use the "Alicia" persona for dating the wrong sort of guys. When the guys start being murdered and DNA evidence points to one of the twins, Lexi investigates if Alicia could be real. Thriller enthusiasts may forgive the slow start and implausible premise. ncp. 326pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 11/15/2014 |
| Could an identical twin be a killer without her sister knowing it?It all began as a joke when Lexi and Ava were little: The identical sisters would imagine they had a "third twin" named Alicia. Now in their senior year of high school, the girls have reincarnated Alicia, using this persona to dress up and date boys they normally wouldn't. They've even gone to the trouble of creating a fake ID and social media site to build a back story for this fictitious sister. The fun ends when Lexi, out as Alicia, is the last known person to have seen Casey, her date and would-be rapist, alive. Told from Lexi's point of view, the mystery continues as more of "Alicia's" dates turn up murdered. When the evidence and unusual coincidences all point to Ava, Lexi feels like the person she's always known best is suddenly a stranger. And because they share DNA, Lexi also becomes a person of interest. As she races to find the real killer, she must also contend with moving on from high school to college, finding her own identity and trying to save the boy she really loves from meeting a deadly fate. Although the resolution may be more out of Hollywood than reality, the dramatic suspense will keep mystery fans entertained. A classic whodunit for the teenage set. (Mystery. 13-18). 336pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 12/08/2014 |
| Ages 12-up. Ava and Lexi are foundling identical twins, left on a restaurateur's doorstep as infants and raised by their single father as members of the privileged California beach crowd. They have a habit of slumming with lower-class dates, alternately pretending to be "Alicia," an invented "third twin." When one of those dates turns up dead, Alicia is implicated. Like Omololu's Transcendence, this contemporary thriller takes a long time to get going. A hundred pages in, Ava and Lexi are still hanging out, worrying about their outfits, about not getting into Stanford, and about who's wearing the diamond-encrusted pendant tonight. A murder has happened, and the cops are involved, but more verbiage is devoted to the joys of eating at a food truck than to concern about the law. The narrative is from Lexi's point of view, and she claims to know nothing, as does Ava. Is Lexi unreliable? Is Ava lying? Or is the truth more convoluted? Some readers may not make it far enough to find out, between sluggish pacing and the sisters' sympathy-numbing self-absorption. Agent: Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary Agency. (Feb.). 336p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 01/01/2015 |
| Gr 9 Up. Twins Lexi and Ava have been playing a game since they were little girls: they have created an imaginary third twin, Alicia. As young girls, the sisters would blame naughty behavior on their imaginary sibling. Now as teenagers, the sisters vicariously imagine the free-spirited Alicia indulging in the wilder side of life: dressing provocatively, and with a cadre of attractive boyfriends. Then the game begins to have dangerous consequences--people are turning up dead. Is one of the sisters to blame or is Alicia real? This compelling story filled with serpentine twists and turns will leave readers guessing at every step, and breathless at the climactic conclusion. Hand to readers who crave suspenseful, plot-driven thrillers. Melanie Okadigwe, Greene Hill School, Brooklyn, NY. 336p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2015. |
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