Untwine: A Novel
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780545423038
Pages
320 pages
Genre
realsim
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Identical twin teenagers Giselle and Isabelle Boyer have always been inseparable, and expected to stay that way even though their Haitian American parents are separating--but when when the entire family is caught in a car crash, everyone's world is shattered forever.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Family member death; separated parents; death of a sibling; death of a daughter; loss; grief
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Haitian American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybild Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
NAACP Image Award, 2016, Nominee, Outstanding Literary Work-Youth/Teen'
NAACP Image Award, 2017, Nominee, Outstanding Literary Work-Youth/Teen
Keywords
car accident; twins; family life; Miami; traffic accident; bereavement; hospital
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Danticat, Edwidge, "Untwine: A Novel" (2015). Diverse Families. 1036.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1036