The Midnight Twins

by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Book Overview

"This memorable book will stay with audiences as they eagerly await the next installment in the series."--Chris Shanley-Dillman, Teen Reads TooThe first in the series, THE MIDNIGHT TWINS is the story... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159514160X
• ISBN13: 9781595141606
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

This memorable book will stay with audiences as they eagerly await the next installment in the serie

Meredith and Mallory Brynn are identical twins, exact mirror images of each other. Only their personalities allow others to tell them apart: Meredith is outgoing, bubbly and a cheerleader, while Mallory is more of a loner, serious and a soccer player. Being twins is something unique in itself, but a few added phenomena set the Brynn girls apart from other twins. For one, they don't even share the same birthday. That's because one was born just before midnight on New Year's Eve and the other just after midnight on New Year's Day. Another unique characteristic is that they share the same dreams --- that is, until recently. Just before their 13th birthday, Merry and Mally's dreams begin to change. Mally dreams of a horrid house fire that threatens her family and traps her in the deadly flames. When Mally tells Merry about it, both are surprised that Merry hadn't dreamt the same thing, or at lease felt what Mally had felt. They try to brush it off as just an unusual nightmare, and instead try to concentrate on their upcoming birthday party. Then a few days later, the house fire nightmare comes true, with Merry and Mally barely escaping in time. And from that moment on, their lives change forever. This premonition isn't just a fluke or a one-time thing. Mally continues dreaming of the future, and Merry starts dreaming of the past. Though it sounds intriguing, their gifts begin to desperately affect their lives, especially when they reveal the horrid and torturous acts performed by someone they know. The twins fight their gift and try to ignore what they dream, but in the end, they cannot make it go away. However, if they choose to interfere and attempt to save the victims in their dreams, they will be endangering their own lives. Is there anyone they can turn to for help? THE MIDNIGHT TWINS is the beginning of a new teen trilogy by renowned author Jacquelyn Mitchard, who has created a mysterious, suspenseful, multi-layered world centering on two amazing teenagers. She craftily builds up suspense, revealing a little at a time, and gently rounds out her characters by creating a few clever flashbacks in the twins' lives. Plus, the talented Mitchard has a special way with words, especially in describing the dream sequences and the recovery period in the hospital following the fire. She pulls the reader into the minds of Mally and Merry as they wander into the unknowns receiving the visions of the future and the past, as they reach out to each other for comfort and security. This memorable book will stay with audiences as they eagerly await the next installment in the series. --- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND

A haunting story, the first in a new trilogy

Two twins have visions after battling a fire on the night of their thirteenth birthday, and each is revealed to have new powers. Mallory can see into the past and Meredith can see into the future. Their interrelationship and their ability to possibly change time itself involves a labyrinth of difficult decisions in this haunting story, the first in a new trilogy.

The genius of this author

The genius of Jacquelyn Mitchard lies not just in the stories that she creates, but in the incredible character development in each and every one of her stories. By the time the book ends, you feel as though you know the characters personally but you are satisfied that you have not missed the big things that await them later in "life." In The Midnight Twins, Merry and Mally are best friends, identical twins who face an unimaginable challenge - in the form of a house fire. After they escape, one can see into the past, the other into the future. I believe that the human mind has the ability to perceive things we are not consciously aware of, and this book exploits that idea in the best possible way. As is usual for this author's stories, the writing is unique, and it keeps you hanging on to find out what comes next. Nothing is too great a surprise to be believed, but there are many plot twists that make you wonder why you did not see that coming! I enthusiastically recommend this book for girls of all ages who are sisters, have sisters, know sisters, or would love to be sisters!

An Instant Favorite

This book caught my attention with two essential elements of a novel that do not always appear together - plot and eloquency. I have found that many novels with attractively gripping storylines are frequently lacking in the writing style. Mitchard, however, hooked me with her ideas, and her words kept me from being disappointed. The story centers mostly on the relationship between two twin girls, Meredith and Mallory Brynn. New Years Eve twins in a small town, they grow up accustomed to everyone knowing who they are, but it is not until their thirteenth birthday that they start being known for more sinister reasons. With one twin able to see the past while the other sees the future, they take it upon themselves to stop someone they thought they knew well from doing things they never would have thought possible.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Meredith and Mallory are identical twins born on either side of midnight, one at 11:59pm and the other at 12:01am. It's now thirteen years later and the girls are best friends, but they have completely different interests. Also, like many identical twins, they can often read each others minds and feel what the other is feeling. But their twin senses are a lot stronger than most twins. They also have the exact same dreams. Up until one New Year's Eve when a fire breaks out at the house where they are babysitting their cousins, and the twins almost die. Someone purposely started the fire, and the twins have a pretty good idea of who that someone is. After the fire, Mallory starts seeing strange images and scenes in her head involving David, the guy that they believe started the fire. These scenes are so strange, but Mallory believes that they are actually going to happen. But Meredith isn't seeing the same things or even having the same dreams anymore. Instead, she is seeing scenes involving David that are less creepy. Over the next few months, what Mallory keeps seeing starts getting more disturbing, like what seems to be David almost raping a girl. She even starts having blackouts after seeing the frightening images. She tells Meredith that they need to confront David, but her sister isn't too sure about the idea. Will confronting David help the disturbing scenes to finally stop, or will they continue on forever? This was a good book that I really enjoyed. Mallory and Meredith were great characters and it was fun to read a story about identical twins. The storyline was really great and the ending was a bit surprising to me. Parts in the middle were a bit confusing, but it could have just been me. THE MIDNIGHT TWINS was overall a pretty good book and I hope that Ms. Mitchard writes a follow-up. I'd love to see what happens to Mallory and Meredith after the ending of this book. I'd recommend this one to anyone who likes reading either about twins or who loves the paranormal and mysteries. Reviewed by: Breanna F.