Twin sisters find themselves growing apart as they respond differently to their fathers postwar trauma, the NASCAR speedway in their town, and their new high school With home life destabilized by her fathers post-World War II trauma, Ellie Honeycutt seeks escape at the NASCAR speedway and in her dreams of travel and college. Meanwhile, her twin sister, Ida, clings to family and finds solace in her sketchbook. Their close relationship is threatened when they both fall for the same charming classmate at their new high schoolbut a devastating car accident renews the sisters deep bond, forcing them to reverse their roles. Set against the backdrop of the nuclear arms race and the 1952 presidential election, this middle grade historical fiction novel is a powerful story of sisterhood and growing up, told in thetwins alternating voices.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Bakers Mountain Stories .

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.

There are 360 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Astra Publishing House .

Joyce Moyer Hostetter is the author of historical novels, including Blue , winner of the International Reading Association Children's Book Award. She lives with her husband in Hickory, North Carolina, close to her two adult children and nine grandchildren.