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Gr 6 Up—Isabel and Jane Peabody are conjoined twins, bilaterally bound since birth and sold to a "freak show" at age three. Fed up with mounting abuse and craving autonomy, Jane convinces a hesitant Isabel to undergo a risky separation. Jane dies during surgery but lives on as a literal phantom limb; meanwhile, a bereft Isabel must return to the midway short two limbs and her lifelong companion. Guided by her supernatural sister and her sideshow family (from Harold, a thoughtful young Black man playing the "Wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More