Great Books for Twin Tweens: "Trading Faces" and "Take Two"! (Giveaway - CLOSED)

It's really tough to find books about twins written for ages 9-13. So, I was very excited to come across two terrific ones. And they're written by twin authors: Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy! Here's a description of these fantastic books:

Trading Faces

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've 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.

Take Two

Twin sisters Payton and Emma have learned that "trading faces" can lead to "twin-dentical" chaos, and they've promised never to do it again. But just to be sure that they've really learned their lesson, the school counselor has a punishment in store, and they're not going to be sitting through detention -- or hyperventilating through detention, in Emma's case. Instead, Emma's tutoring a math-hating eight-year-old boy who brings a creepy reptile to every lesson. Meanwhile, Payton has to keep an eye on his brother and help the drama club with their musical -- but she's not going to be onstage because she'll be under it! Oh! And the boys? They're identical twins, too.... When things start spinning out of control, will it take another twin switch to sort it out? And just how many switches are going on at once? In the end, it's good to have a twin who's got your back as well as your face.

Click here to read more about these books. (Book #3 in the series, Times Squared, will be published in January 2011!) Click on the links below to order Trading Faces and Take Two from Amazon!

GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will receive a hardcover copy of BOTH Trading Faces and Take Two! To enter, just leave a comment on this post sharing who you would give these books to if you won. You must do this to enter the giveaway.

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 CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to the winner: patrick m!