Avi & Vail, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel.AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. & VAIL, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel. HarperCollins. 208p. c2004. 0-06054314-0. $15.99. J Meg and Edward are twins, but as different as night and day. Meg looks almost grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. and is a star athlete. Edward is small, uncoordinated un·co·or·di·nat·ed adj. 1. Lacking physical or mental coordination. 2. Lacking planning, method, or organization. un and prefers video games See video game console. . Meg has tons of friends. Edward has one. Meg tries too hard. Edward just gets by. And, at the beginning of their seventh grade year, Meg has transferred to a school for the gifted and talented, leaving her friends and especially Edward behind. All of the popular girls belong to the "High Achiever's Club," and Meg desperately wants to fit in. So desperately that she makes up a little white lie about her brother that snowballs out of control. Little does Meg realize, though, that the connection between twins can go beyond the obvious into the almost absurd. In alternating chapters with two distinct characters, Avi and Vail tell the tale of a week turned inside out and upside down on parallel tracks that are destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to converge. Readers find themselves rooting for Meg, and then rooting for Edward. And if you think you know how the story will end, never mind! Identity and acceptance, the twin motivators of adolescence, are given a light touch in this funny and fast-paced novel in two voices. Michele Winship, Asst. Prof., Capital Univ., Columbus, OH |
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