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'''WINNER of the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
It's always been Tippi-and-Grace. Never Tippi and Grace. These twins can't be separated - and we don't mean just socially or emotionally; we mean physically, too. Because Tippi and Grace are conjoined twins. They have two heads, two hearts, two sets of lungs, two pairs of arms. But at the waist, they come together. Life hasn't been easy - their father has lost his job as a college professor and so their mother works ridiculously long hours at the bank to keep up the health insurance payments. Medical bills are crippling and money is tight, so tight that the twins are going to have stop being homeschooled and enroll in a "normal" school for the first time.
It's told in free verse. I say that with brevity but really, I'm bubbling over with enthusiasm for this choice. It works. It really works. And anything I say here in this review will detract from the impact when you read the book, which I implore you to do. It's fantastic. Truly.
We also have a review of [[Moonrise by Sarah Crossan]]. Another fabulous, moving novel that illuminates living as - or with - conjoined twins is [[The Flask by Nicky Singer]]. You can find more delicious free verse in [[Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech]]. We have another review of a book about [[Me Myself Milly by Penelope Bush|twins]].
{{toptentext|list=Top Ten Books for Teens 2015}}

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