Double Act

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The two have always been close despite their differences—Ruby is sociable and dreams of being an actress, while introverted Garnet is content to let Ruby dominate their relationship.

Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world.Regarded by many as being one of her better written titles, it's still popular nearly twenty years after it was first published.

Despite their different characters; Ruby is social and Garnet accepts her sister as leader, they are agree on everything. Ruby and Garnet are identical twins who do everything together, they are ten year old living with their father and grandmother, unfortunately their mother Opal is died.Rose encourages Garnet to go from the very beginning, knowing full well that she's stirring the pot between the sisters. After you've finished reading that sentence a few times (and no, you're not seeing things,) allow me to explain. If the twins become TV actors, they'll spend a good chunk of the summer holidays away filming, which will act as a temporary measure until she figures out how to get rid of them permanently. The girls also find that there is a huge fee that needs to be paid for the pair of them, something which their dad cannot afford. Leaving Gran behind, having a new stepmother,moving in with her and of course Garnet going to a new private school!

As Rose, a women their dad loves comes into their life, three years after their mother's death, they find it hard to digest. Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling novel about identical twins has been widely acclaimed, winning the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award and being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal.This is a book that maybe mainly appeals to girls, but also towards chikdren who may be experiencing divorce. She gets deals with real things many kids go through on a daily basis, in an easy to understand way and accessible way. tapi agak cemas juga dengan penjelasan kenapa ayah mereka sudah tinggal serumah dengan pacarnya padahal belum menikah. Dengan latar belakang keluarga yang "tidak sempurna", sikembar menjalani kegiatan disekolah dan dirumah dengan banyak kebandelan.

So then fate throws her another chance, and her Guardian newspaper has an advertisement for identical twin girls to audition for a TV show. I love the storyline, the problems between the two twins and how their different personalities still make them unique. Wilson is great at making realistic characters that you can quickly come to term with, giving realistic reactions to events. The book takes the form of the twins alternately narrating the story of their life in an Accounts book.

Near summer, Ruby, realising that the school where the TV movie is being filmed at is a prestigious boarding school for girls, Marnock Heights, decides that the pair ought to sign up for scholarships—of which there is only one.