Double Act
by Jacqueline Wilson
★ Top 25 book of 1995 · #21 on Best Books of 1995
Ten-year-old identical twins Ruby and Garnet do everything together, a bond that has only grown tighter since their mother died three years ago. As life around them shifts, they must face whether being a pair can last forever.
Best for: Young readers who enjoy lively stories about twins, sisters and family change
Double Act is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1995, out of 28 1995 books that cleared our data bar.
What Double Act is about
Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old identical twins who share a secret language and see no need for friends at school, because they have each other. Their mother, Opal, has died, and they live with their father and grandmother. Ruby is bold, sociable and sure she will be an actress. Garnet is quieter and happy to let her sister lead. The story is told in diary style, with the twins taking turns to write in an accounts book, so you hear both voices and see how differently they read the same events.
Then things start to shift. Their father finds a new girlfriend, Rose, and a new job, and the family moves to a bookshop in the country, leaving their grandmother behind. Ruby pushes for an audition for a TV adaptation of The Twins at St. Clare's. Clare's, and later sets her heart on a scholarship to Marnock Heights, though only one place is on offer. Warm, funny and honest about jealousy and grief, it asks what happens when two people who have always been a pair start to become themselves. Illustrated by Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt.
Double Act on the Best Books of 1995
Double Act came out in 1995. Of the 28 books first published in 1995 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 1995 list.
Why it made the list: 169 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1995 list
- Longitude Dava Sobel, #19
- Naked in Death Nora Roberts, #20
- The Road Ahead Bill Gates, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 137 want to read it, 11 are reading it now and 21 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 18 | 55% |
| Reader love | 36 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 39 | 20% |
Questions about Double Act
When was Double Act published?
Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson was first published in 1995.
Was Double Act one of the best books of 1995?
Double Act is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1995, out of 28 1995 books that cleared our data bar. 169 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Double Act on the Best Books of 1995 list?
169 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1995
- The Lost World Michael Crichton, #1
- Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman, #2
- Northern Lights Philip Pullman, #3
- Mindhunter John E. Douglas, #4
- Rose Madder Stephen King, #5
- Wicked Gregory Maguire, #6
See the full Best Books of 1995, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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