Description:
Thirteen-year-old identical twins Cilla and Tina are polar opposites and best friends. Cilla wants to save the world, while Tina is busy falling in love with every boy in school. Then the unthinkable happens--Cilla is struck and killed by a car as she runs, mere steps behind Tina, to the school bus. Tina is stunned and unsure of how to hold on to the memory of her sister without losing her own identity. To demonstrate Tina's desire to distance herself from the horrific event, the author skillfully presents the narrative in third person, then gradually moves into Tina's own voice as she comes to terms with the loss of her sibling. I Miss You, I Miss You! chronicles the year after Cilla's death and how Tina travels from a place where she can't imagine life without her sister to a new understanding of herself as an individual. This Swedish import is a collaboration between award-winning children's author Peter Pohl and Kinna Gieth, a twin who lost her sister in real life and asked Pohl to help her write about the experience. Teens who enjoy the weepy serial novels of Lurlene McDaniel will find a more realistic and multilayered portrayal of death in this deeply moving memoir-style novel. (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert
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