In a 1905 mill town, eleven-year-old twin sisters, Pauline, who goes to work with the rest of the family, and Arlene, whose crippled foot keeps her home doing the cooking, cleaning, and washing, are convinced that the other sister has an easier life until a series of incidents helps them see each other in a new light.
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Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. School Library Journal, July 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2004. Kirkus Review, April 2004.
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