Trading Faces Book

On the first day of seventh grade, twin sisters Payton and Emma have been assigned entirely different schedules -- for the first time ever. Without telling anyone, the twins ...

Children's Literature

On the first day of seventh grade, twin sisters Payton and Emma have been assigned entirely different schedules—for the first time ever. Without telling anyone, the twins switch places: Cool Payton goes incognito as quiet Emma, while mathlete Emma impersonates fashionista Payton. No one—from their new teachers to their clueless classmates—realizes they have made a switch. The twins quickly find out that playing a different role in life can be a lot of fun—and that no one is exactly the person the rest of the world thinks they are. What a (somewhat) dangerous thing to do in jest! But all of us have done things as teens that were part of an almost horrible experience with repercussions. There are many experiences that run the gamete of friends, competencies, relationships, and fashion to subject abilities. It seems like a "light" girl story until realizations come to the twins themselves on the possible outcomes of this charade. What makes it readable and a "reach for" book is that the theme is a different one. Reviewer: Naomi Butler