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Kate DiCamillo meets Lemony Snicket in this darkly comic novel about two sisters who learn they are each others' most important friend. Imagine two twin sisters, Arabella and Henrietta - nearly identical yet with nothing in common. They're the best of friends . . . until one day they aren't. Plain and quiet Henrietta has a secret plan to settle the score, and she does something outrageous and she can't take it back. When the deed is discovered, Henrietta is quickly banished - sent to live with her eccentric great-aunt Priscilla on Chillington Lane, where black cats roam the dark rooms and tonight's menu is fish-head stew! Suddenly life with pretty, popular Arabella doesn't seem so awful. And, though she's been grievously wronged, Arabella longs for her sister, too. So she hatches a plan of her own and embarks on an unexpected journey to reunite with her other half. The Trouble with Twins is an adventure and a comedy - a tale of the power of unlikely friendships, the bond between sisters . . . and the way a bit of mischief sometimes sets everything right.
About the Author
Kathryn Siebel is a Seattle based middle grade author who grew up in suburban Chicago. Her first novel, The Trouble with Twins (Missing Arabella in England) , was nominated for a Carnegie Medal. Her newest book is The Haunting of Henry Davis. Kathryn has worked as a writer, teacher, and library paraprofessional. She currently teaches kindergarten and first grade students at the Greenlake School Age Care Program in Seattle.
