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And Then There Were Two

Jennifer Cole · 1988
63/100
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A clean, emotionally grounded story about sisters growing closer when college pulls their older sibling away — the kind of quiet slice-of-life YA that 1980s series fiction did well. Fine for its target age group, but it is a mid-series entry with no lasting critical footprint, so casual readers should start the Sisters series from the beginning instead.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance55
craft55
originality45
accuracy65
hype60
age-fit85
human-eye55
Penny’s verdict63
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