As they begin to think about college programs, it’s clear they have very different aspirations. The story explores the idea of normalcy and what it really means to the girls. One of the reasons the family lives in a small community is so that everyone will get used to seeing them and they’ll be able to have something like a normal life within the community. They soon discover that he stutters, especially in situations with high social pressure.Ĭlara especially struggles with social situations in which people stare or say and do rude things. At the start of the story, a boy joins Hailey’s and Clara’s classes. Juanita is one of the girls’ best friends and confidantes. Hailey and Clara are conjoined twins, joined back to back. Fans of Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey and stories that explore deep emotional questions and the bonds of sisterhood will want to add Gemini to their reading lists. Readers who enjoyed One by Sarah Crossan would probably also enjoy this novel. Gemini made me appreciate the choices Clara and Hailey made and celebrate their victories and dreams. Mukherjee let that journey wind through familiar and expected territory and also into some paths less often tread. The twins explore what it would take to have a normal life and whether that’s worth risking everything to have. This was a great moment, and it challenged some overused themes about who the bullies and the victims are. Hailey realizes that perhaps this is true, and perhaps she’s the one who’s been holding a grudge and being judgmental. The girl responds angrily, saying she’s spent years trying to make up for her mistake and be kind to Hailey and Clara. At one point, Hailey confronts a girl who’d been a bully in the past.
There were definitely some unexpected moments. Instead, Gemini charts its own course, following the story of two gifted girls. Last year I read One by Sarah Crossan, and I kind of expected this story to follow much the same path. While Clara and Hailey can’t imagine life any other way, they each long for things that seem impossible.
Problem is, where Hailey goes, Clara must go, as the two are conjoined twins. She learns of an art program in San Francisco, and soon it’s all she can think about.
Available JAmazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsĪ small town home fits just right for Clara, who longs to study the night sky and live in the familiar community where everyone knows her and her sister Hailey.
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