Three Black Swans by Caroline B. Cooney
Reviewed by Stephanie Best
On one ordinary day in Connecticut,
sophomore Missy is out doing chores for her mother. Yet while she was at the
dry cleaners, she hears the most extraordinary thing. She hears about how
identical twins might not look identical for many years because one twin may
take up more room in the womb and receive more nutrition. This gives Missy an
idea. She convinces her cousin Claire to act as if the two are long lost twin
sisters that were separate at birth and appear on Missy’s school’s morning
newscast. Missy hopes to create a hoax and fool everyone and explain at the end
of the day what had happened. However, things quickly spiral out of control.
With a few hours, the sixty seconds of video is uploaded to YouTube, and
quickly becomes popular. The two girls begin to doubt that their resemblances
are merely family resemblances. Yet, without knowing so, the two girls could
perhaps be more than twins; they could possibly be triplets. In New York, Genevieve
finds the video and is shocked to see two girls who look exactly like her. Whose
parents are the real parents? Are any of the girl’s parents their biological
parents? Will they ever find out the truth?
I
thought Three Black Swans was a very
good book. I thought the story line was very unique and interesting. I was
confused with what was going on at parts towards the beginning but it ultimately
made sense. I found the scientific aspect to be quite interesting as well. I
have not personally read other books like Three
Black Swans, but I highly recommend this book.
1 comment:
She writes some good mystery for young adults -- there are additional titles in the library along this vein that you might like as well!
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