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Gr 9 Up—Black twins Jessamine and Joel take different approaches to staying on track senior year of high school: Joel is quiet, artistic, and a little too obedient, while Jess runs hot and cold, lags behind in her assignments, but is gifted and eager to fly. Jess and Joel survived Hurricane Katrina when they were five years old, but the trauma and loss still linger. It's just them and their mom now. Jess suffers from nightmares, Joel can't speak his mind, and they bot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More