As the girls' relationship hits rocky patches, the adults in the story (father, mother, adult half-brother, teachers and friend's parents) are present, giving support and structure to the tweens while also giving them room to make the right, and sometimes wrong, choices and take responsibility for their actions. Fran embraces every new opportunity, from joining clubs to running for class president, while Maureen hides out in the library during lunch and struggles with her first ever B. Fran, as she now wants to be called, has gone out of her way to make sure that she gets noticed for being more than one of the Carter twins. Varian Johnson is the author of several novels for children and young adults. This is especially true as it gradually becomes clear that Francine doesn't want to be leaned on. As Maureen navigates a new and uncertain world, from classes - even lunch period - without her sister, to an unexpected spot in Cadet Corps, she realizes that she doesn't have Francine to lean on anymore. Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illustrator) 4.05 7,915 ratings708 reviews Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a delightful middle-grade graphic novel Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. In fact, their father says that Francine is the talker and Maureen, the narrator, is the thinker. From the first pages where we meet Maureen and Francine Carter, it's clear that they are two very different people, no matter how similar they look.
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