First published 2002
Mary-Kate faces her worst day ever at White Oak Academy. She stumbles through softball tryouts, failing to reach first base even once. Fly balls slip through her fingers. She strikes out six consecutive times. The humiliation stings, but something worse awaits her. Her twin sister Ashley has started writing the gossip column for the school newspaper. Ashley has published something about Mary-Kate that was meant to stay private. Now the entire school knows her secret. Mary-Kate must navigate the fallout from her athletic disaster and her sister's betrayal. The story explores how siblings can hurt each other even when they share everything else.
Genres: fiction, school-stories, contemporary, adolescence, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, sibling-rivalry
Setting: White Oak Academy
Paperback · Collins