Name: Missing Sisters
ISBN: 9780061232039

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Name, A Question

A mistaken name raises an uneasy question: can a longed-for family make room for you?

Come here for

The ache of a possible twin and a family just nearby
A heroine navigating speech, hearing, and belonging

Expect

An emotionally edged family story
Questions of identity and finding a place to belong

Book Details

Authors: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: June 30, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: YA Sibling Stories · YA Adoption Stories
Reading lane: YA Sibling Stories

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Publisher Categories

Adoption Stories
Stories About Divorce
New Baby Stories
Sibling Stories

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Stepfamily Stories
Girls & Young Women
Historical / General
Historical Middle East

About This Book

She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the orphanage—gets taken away from Alice in a freak accident. And then one day somebody calls Alice by the wrong name. Miami , she says. Miami Shaw . Miami Shaw, who may be Alice's twin sister. Who lives only a few miles away. Who has what Alice has always dreamed of—a whole wonderful family. But is there a place in...

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She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the orphanage—gets taken away from Alice in a freak accident. And then one day somebody calls Alice by the wrong name. Miami , she says. Miami Shaw . Miami Shaw, who may be Alice's twin sister. Who lives only a few miles away. Who has what Alice has always dreamed of—a whole wonderful family. But is there a place in that family for Alice?