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Edition 81 (2016)

Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language

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Sarah Crossan さら くろっさん Winner

Built around conjoined twin sisters Amy and Tilly, this verse novel explores family, illness, and self-determination. Its restrained language makes the emotional density of the relationship stand out even more sharply.

Two sisters who share one body are forced to rethink how each can choose a life of her own.

192 pages
verse novelfamilyillnessself-determinationsisterhood