Untwine
Untwine
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Untwine

Written by Edwidge Danticat
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12 - 16
Reading age
320
Page count
920L
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Jan 31, 2017
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A haunting and mesmerizing story about sisterhood, family, love, and loss by literary luminary Edwidge Danticat.Giselle Boyer and her identical twin, Isabelle, are as close as sisters can be, even as their family seems to be unraveling. Then the Boyers have a tragic encounter that will shatter everyone’s world forever.Giselle wakes up in the hospital, injured and unable to speak or move. Trapped in the prison of her own body, Giselle must revisit her past in order to understand how the people closest to her – her friends, her parents, and above all, Isabelle, her twin – have shaped and defined her. Will she allow her love for her family and friends to lead her to recovery? Or will she remain lost in a spiral of longing and regret?Untwine is a spellbinding tale, lyrical and filled with love, mystery, humor, and heartbreak. Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat brings her extraordinary talent to this graceful and unflinching examination of the bonds of friendship, romance, family, the horrors of loss, and the strength we must discover in ourselves when all seems hopeless.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780545423045
    Publication Date
    January 31, 2017
    Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
    Page Count
    320
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    12 - 16 years
    Lexile® Level
    920L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    10
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    178399
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG+

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