Double Act
Illustrator
Nick Sharratt; Sue Heap
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780440413745
Pages
192 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do everything together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, while quiet, sensitive, academic Garnet loves nothing more than to curl up with one of her favourite books
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Step parent; death of a mother; step mother
Main Character
twin girls
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father and step mother
Awards
Nestle Smarties Book Prize, 1995, Winner, Ages 9-11
Sheffield Children's Book Award, 1996, Overall Winner
Sheffield Children's Book Award, 1996, Winner. Ages (7-11)
Keywords
twins; Great Britain; individuality; sisters; sneaking out
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Wilson, Jacqueline, "Double Act" (1999). Diverse Families. 1046.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1046