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The Secrets We Keep


No. of pages 304

Published: 2016

Great for age 7-18 years

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Ella and Maddy Lawton are identical twins. Ella has spent her high school years living in popular Maddy's shadow, but she has never been envious of Maddy. In fact, she's chosen the quiet, safe confines of her sketchbook over the constant battle for attention that has defined Maddy's world. When-after a heated argument-Maddy and Ella get into a tragic accident that leaves her sister dead, Ella wakes up in the hospital surrounded by loved ones who believe she is Maddy. Feeling responsible for Maddy's death and everyone's grief, Ella makes a split-second decision to pretend to be Maddy. Soon, Ella realizes that Maddy's life was full of secrets. Caught in a web of lies, Ella is faced with two options-confess her deception or live her sister's life.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 304 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Palgrave USA .

Trisha Leaver lives on Cape Cod with her husband and three children. Her debut YA psychological thriller CREED (co-authored) was published in 2014 with Flux.

 

"Leaver's brilliant novel is the high school version of What Happened to Janie? The compelling premise will attract readers and the strong characterization will keep them enthralled." --VOYA, starred review

"A fatal accident leaves one twin sister dead and the other trying to figure out her identity . . . For lovers of melodrama." --Kirkus Reviews

"Watching Ella grapple with questions about life, death, and love makes for rewarding reading." --Publishers Weekly

"The love and loss of a twin sister leads to a powerfully complex and heart-wrenching journey of self-discovery. The depth and complexity of Ella grows on each page, and I soon found myself immersed in her personal struggle. She is so fully developed that her seemingly unbelievable choice is not only believable, but completely understandable." --Scott Blagden, author of Dear Life, You Suck

"Trisha Leaver crafts a powerful and unputdownable novel that will keep you up long after you read the last page. Full of twists and turns and FEELS, this book questions how far a person will go for her family . . . even if it means losing herself." --Lynne Matson, author of Nil

"Haunting and beautiful, The Secrets We Keep, is a gripping, evocative examination of siblings' complex relationships. It compels us to question what we know, or think we know, about our loved ones and--most of all--ourselves." --Karen Rock, author of the Camp Boyfriend series