My Sister Is Driving Me Crazy - Hardcover

Ryan, Mary E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067173203X ISBN 13: 9780671732035

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1991

Synopsis

Tired of being an identical twin, thirteen-year-old Mattie seeks her own identity.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 7-9-- It's not just a sister, but an identical twin who is driving Mattie crazy. At 13, she has had enough of being called by Pru's name, of being cajoled into cover-up activities for her more forceful twin, of having no separate identity of her own. She regales her trials in a snappy first-person narrative, introducing an assortment of recognizable friends. There is the very handsome Cam, for whose attention the sisters vie; the chic but willful Lydia, who causes big trouble when she talks Pru into stealing her father's car; Nelson, a nerd and scholar who proves himself an okay guy; and Heather, the twins' neutral best friend. The neighboring mothers are decidedly offbeat, into macrobiotic foods and spirit manifestations through "channeling," but the fathers are calming influences; the overall picture is of wholesome family give-and-take. For those who care about the relationships of twins and the tension between their desires to be both alike and yet distinctively different, this frolic through ninth-grade adolescent missteps, while inconclusive, will be a satisfying, light read. For depth and staying power, Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved (Crowell, 1980) is still the choice. --Katharine Bruner, Brown Middle School, Harrison, TN
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From Publishers Weekly:

Lately 13-year-old twins Pru and Mattie have been fighting over everything: their room, their haircuts and Cameron Sanders, the new boy who moves in next door. Mattie is tired of being lost in the shadow of Pru's ebullience, and she is determined to break free from the bonds of twin-dom and win Cameron's heart--even if it means alienating her sister. What Mattie learns from her adventure in separateness is rather vague, as she seems to know very early on in the plot that, "Maybe, even back in the third grade, we just needed to make sure we were different." Ryan's ( Dance a Step Closer ) story is spirited and her portrayal of the teens and their quirky parents is intriguing enough, but the rivalry between the girls remains at a low boil. Unfortunately, the emergence of Mattie's distinct personality slips by unnoticed in the melee of a happy ending. Ages 10-14.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 067173203X
• ISBN 13: 9780671732035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223