It's Better With Two! Stories Featuring Twins

All of these books feature twins in the stories.  Here's a few of our favorites . . . .

The Magic Half by Annie Barrows

Eleven-year-old Miri Gill feels left out in her family, which has two sets of twins and her, until she travels back in time to 1935 and discovers Molly, her own lost twin, and brings her back to the present day.

The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other) by Geoff Rodkey

An oral history that reports, through transcribed recordings, text messages, photographs, illustrations, screenshots, and more, an epic prank war between twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper of New York City.

Denis Ever After by Tony Abbott

This bittersweet middle grade novel follows the ghost of Denis Egan as he teams up with his living twin brother to solve the mystery of his death.

Witch Twins by Adele Griffin

Troubled about being separated at school and preoccupied with sabotaging their father's marriage, ten-year-old witches, Claire and Luna, have little time to think of something good, smart and tricky to do that will finally make them one-star witches.

More Books --

Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui

Capitol Chase by Matthew Landis

Cosmic Commandos by Chris Eliopoulos

Double, Double, Twins and Trouble by Luna Graves

Double Vision by Tia Mowry

The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer

The Hunt for the Hollower by Callie C. Miller

Jake and Lilly by Jerry Spinelli

Journey Across the Hidden Islands by Sarah Beth Durst

Shira & Esther's Double Dream Debut by Anna E. Jordan 

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner

The Two and Only Kelly Twins by Johanna Hurwitz

Travels Through Time with a Good Book

This week, I'm highlighting books that include time travel in the story.  Here are some of my favorite time travel chapter books . . . .

The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
Eleven-year-old Miri Gill feels left out in her family, which has two sets of twins and her, until she travels back in time to 1935 and discovers Molly, her own lost twin, and brings her back to the present day.

Archer's Quest by Linda Sue Park
Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim helps Chu-mong, a legendary king of ancient Korea, return to his own time.

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.

Beswitched by Kate Saunders
On her way, reluctantly, to a boarding school in present-day England, Flora suddenly finds herself in 1935, the new girl at St. Winifred's, having been summoned via a magic spell by her new dormitory mates.

The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.


More Time Travel Stories --
15 Minutes by Steve Young
11,000 Years Lost by Peni R. Griffin
Herbert's Wormhole by Peter Nelson
The Homeward Bounders by Diane Wynne Jones
Jumpeman Rule #1: Don't Touch Anything by James Valentine
The Lost Children by Carolyn Cohagan
Mickey & Me by Dan Gutman
The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
Walking with the Dead by L.M. Falcone


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through May 13, 2016.

Double the Story, Double the Fun: Stories of Twins

This week I'm sharing stories of twins . . .

The Magic Half by Anne Barrows
Eleven-year-old Miri Gill feels left out in her family, which has two sets of twins and her, until she travels back in time to 1935 and discovers Molly, her own lost twin, and brings her back to the present day.

Hollow Earth by John Barrowman
Possessing extraordinary powers, including the ability to bring artwork to life, twelve-year-old twins Matt and Emily are sought by villains trying to access the terrors of Hollow Earth, a place where demons and mythological beasts lie trapped for eternity.

The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill
When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.

Hippomobile by Jeff Tapia
Ten-year-old twins Jimmy and Stella start a campaign to save their dying small town (population 49) by restoring the amazing hippomobile, an old-fashioned vehicle made out of a horse wagon.

The Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
Thirteen-year-old Sunny, accompanied by a stray dog, takes advantage of a monetary windfall to travel from her Nebraska foster home to Enumclaw, Washington in order to find the twin sister from whom she was separated at age three.


More Books --
Astrotwins: Project Blastoff by Mark Kelly
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty
Hunter Moran Saves the Universe by Patricia Reilly Giff
Loot: How to Steal a Fortune by Jude Watson
Lost and Found by Andrew Clements
The Quirks and the Quirkalicious Birthday by Erin Soderberg
The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other) by Geoff Rodkey
Troubletwisters by Garth Nix
We Are Not Eaten by Yaks by Alexander London
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop by Kate Saunders


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through April 1, 2016.