by Robin Benway
First published 2024
Aggie stares at her new locker in Los Angeles, worried it won't open and terrified her twin sister Jac will make friends without her. The twins have started feeling different about everything since their move. Jac sees Los Angeles as a chance to reinvent herself as cool and mysterious. Aggie just wants to avoid being left behind by everyone she cares about. When their first day ends with an invitation to join the neighborhood girls softball team, Aggie drags a reluctant Jac along. The ragtag team becomes Aggie's lifeline as she discovers each girl faces her own struggles. Being vulnerable helps Aggie build real friendships. Jac finds her own reason to stay interested in the team when she develops a crush on the captain's older brother. But the crush makes Jac worry she and Aggie are growing even more different. She wants to feel separate from her twin sometimes, even though no one matters more to her than Aggie. The sisters must figure out how to preserve their bond while growing up threatens to pull them apart.
Genres: family-life, friendship, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles, Skylark Lane
272 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins