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Lost Twin: 1 Hardcover – 3 May 2016

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When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to "take her place." But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention; she has to pretend to be Scarlet.

Ivy must think like Scarlet, act like Scarlet, become Scarlet. What on earth happened to the real Scarlet, and why is the school trying to keep it a secret?

Luckily for Ivy, Scarlet isn't about to disappear without a fight. She's left pieces of her journal carefully hidden all over the school for Ivy to find. Ivy's going to figure out what happened to Scarlet. She's got to.

But the staff of Rookwood is always watching, and they'll do anything to keep their secrets buried...

Scarlet and Ivy Series:
The Lost Twin (Book 1)
The Whispers in the Walls (Book 2)
The Dance in the Dark (Book 3)

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ASIN : 1492633399
Publisher : Sourcebooks Young Readers (3 May 2016)
Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781492633396
ISBN-13 : 978-1492633396
Reading age : 10 - 14 years
Dimensions : 14.22 x 3.05 x 21.08 cm

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"The book draws the reader in with a compelling story, well-drawn characters, and an absorbing mystery. The clues are interesting to try and figure out with the characters, and the personal growth of the characters as they search is interesting as well. First published in the UK, this is definitely a series to watch for." - School Library Connection, starred review

"This book is sure to appeal to readers who enjoy a puzzle mystery with plenty of twists and turns. The secrets exposed through Scarlet's clues result in a fast-paced and gripping read... a debut author to watch" - School Library Journal

About the Author

Sophie Cleverly began writing the Scarlet and Ivy series in her second year at college, where she studied creative writing. She knew she had to finish telling the story, and when she heard that the university offered a master's program in writing for young people, she realized it was the perfect opportunity. She lives in Wiltshire, England. Visit hapfairy.co.uk.

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Stella

Such a good book!

Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2019

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WOW what a god book. This book was amazing g and full of mysteries. The only reason I rated this book 4 **** is because in some parts of the book I got bored for like 3 minutes. But that is the only fault I have. I recommend all kids from ages 10-14 should read the whole series. If you enjoy mystery, thrillers and happy endings, then this is the right book and series for you.

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Jessica Zhou

**WARNING THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS**

Reviewed in Australia on 26 August 2020

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I rated this book 5 stars because it ticks all of the boxes for me on what a good story is. I loved the mystery when Ivy finds Scarlet's diary pages, and finds if Miss Fox had anything to do with her "death". The moment I read the first few pages it hooked me on. I would reccomend this book for people aged 7-13

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AXC

Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2019

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I love and recommend it to: people who love mysteries with a twist and adventurous books!!! I loved this book!

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Alexander

Amazing*

Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2019

Okay people shut the book you're reading right now, because Sophie Cleverly just entered the door!!!! I absolutely loved this book! 'Scarlet and Ivy' hooked me into reading and now I love to read. The book shows great character -- Scarlet, the classic rebel... And Ivy the shy and quiet one. If you love mysteries then this book is for you!!!! It is inspiring, touching and mysterious with a hint of realistic fantasy. That doesn't make sence but that's jusr how amazing it is. It's a real thriller.

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Claudia Herrmann

OMG!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 30 November 2015

This is my favourite book I've ever read! thank you sooooooo much for making a book number 2. Please make a book number 3! I stayed up to 11.30pm reading this :D. You the best author every Sophie Cleverly! everyone don't forget to follow my instagram Claudia.Herrmnn24 - Caudia.Herrmann_nails_hair. I love you Soph!!!

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Katherine

I love this book sooooo much

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2015

OMG!!!!! I love this book sooooo much! I love all the mysteries and secrets, because there are so many! I would defiantly recommend to ANYONE!!! Must make a book two, and if there is i would be first to buy it!

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The best book I have ever read

Reviewed in Australia on 14 November 2019

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So much suspension I couldn't put it down.
This is my most favourite book in the world I can't wait to read book 2

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Amazonaddict

Similar to murder most unladylike and kind of a bit Harry Potter.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2018

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This is a great new series that we’ve really enjoyed. We being myself and my 10-year-old daughter! I tend to read the books 1st that she wants just to make sure they are appropriate. This is similar to murder most unladylike. Again it’s set in a 1930s world and involves school girls, boarding school and mysteries.

In some ways this series is a bit darker than murder most unladylike but it feels in very similar vein to me.

The book is about twins Scarlet and Ivy who are identical. They are close twins and, as often with twins, one is very outgoing (Scarlet) and one is less so and a bit of a shadow. They oth sat the exam to get into the school, however Scarlet passed whereas Ivy didn’t. The book follows Ivy and her journey as she is forced into taking over Scarlet’s place at the school after a tragic event. It moves along well and I couldn’t really see where the story was going until very close to the end.

The characters are quite well written and it has a slight Harry Potter feel to it to - not with regards to the magic side of Harry Potter but the friendship side. Right from the beginning there are villains and a loyal friend. However it doesn’t follow in quite the same way! No spoilers but I would recommend this book, especially to girls in the 8 to 12-year-old age range. Although I do with this too and I’m in my 40s!

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Jetage

An 8YO's dream of punchy, pacy story telling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2020

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My 2 girls (10&8) absolutely adore this series. In her own words, my 8YO was particularly impressed that there was no "love stuff".

The story is punchy, engaging, and pacy, with some lovely cliffhangers that means both my kids come hammering downstairs to update us and beg for the next book. For a bedtime read there hasn't been a series in our house this addictive for some time!

My 8YO is a slow, every word reader, and my 10YO is a super fast skim kind of reader, and both have devoured and enjoyed these books.

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FAMOUS NAME

A MUST READ – AND ABSOLUTELY RIVETING!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2017

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Talk about ‘page-turner’!?? I could not put this book down, and I am a slow reader, but I’d finished this in just two days!! Partly because I was also tempted to read through the day. Usually I have a rule to only read at night or when I’m in bed, however, this was just such a great story! To be honest, I’ve never yet had a bad book from the ‘Young Adults’ section; it’s a genre you can always depend on, and that’s highly recommended to all – and I’m well out of that age range myself, but it’s the genre I tend to go for mostly these days. Anything aimed at adults alone, I tend to get bored with and seldom finish...

Another aspect to these kinds of books that I don’t usually like, is the endless trilogy, saga concept; they all seem to be at it these days, and for the most part it’s a total cheat and rip-off as far as I’m concerned. However, I feel this an exception, as I’d made my mind up when I started reading this one that should it end unsatisfactorily in a way that only MAKES the reader need to read the follow on to gain any kind of ‘tying up of loose ends’, I simply wouldn’t do it, but this has a VERY satisfying ending, but with an ‘opening’ that makes you want to read on by CHOICE! (a different kind of thing altogether)

Ivy had a twin sister ‘Scarlet’, who dies mysteriously. Ivy is then, bizarrely, forced to take her place at the school where she was boarded – but it’s all cockeyed as to why she’s really there, and what actually happened to her sister. Instead she has to piece it together by locating portions of Scarlet’s diary from strange places. To say more would only serve to spoil the plot for those yet to read this riveting book, but it’s full of great characters that you won’t forget or get confused over, and they have substance so you always know who’s who – even those with smaller roles.

I LOVED this book, and unusually for me, will most definitely be reading the rest in the series; in fact, I’m just about to place my order for book number two at this minute!

Five stars from me!

NOTE: The story is set in 1930s England, but one single reference to ‘sleepovers’ really threw me so much I had to look up from my book for a moment, and was so out of place it took me a while to get back into the story... I’m not sure we had ‘sleepovers’ back then – and I think this was an American term originally – but I could be wrong...

15 people found this helpful

Gymstar111

Perfect for Jaqueline Wilson and Cathy Cassidy fans. 5 star.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2017

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I'm a huge fan of Cathy Cassidy and Jaqueline Wilson though lately I've been looking for a change…

As I browsed through endless books this one really caught my eye - I could at once tell even just by the blurb I'd love it!
So I bought it, I'm certainly VERY glad i did ^_^

Just a quick overview of the book:

This is told from identical-twin Ivy's point of view.
Her sister Scarlett attended Rookwood boarding school, but soon mysteriously died…
Ivy is informed she must immediately start at Rookwood and the intimidating headmistress Miss Fox takes her to the school.
While there she meets the wonderful Ariadne (my fave character) and ghastly Penny the teachers pet.
Soon Ivy discovers her twin left diary pagess for her to peice together, and with the help of Ariadne is left to uncover the mystery…
But then something truly terrible is found about the head which leads them to wonder 'Is Scarlett reallyh dead?'

Find out and read the book!

I recommend this for 9 (maybe 8) - 12 year olds.
Even being a super fast reader, it took me a good few days of itense reading to finish ths book!
This is engaging, funny, exciting and although long easy to read!
Please consider buying as you won't regret!

Hope my review helped you!
By Sophie aged 10 3/4 :)

P.S: The rest of the series are equaly cheap and just get better too! ^_^

8 people found this helpful

Kate Heap

Unputdownable Mysteries

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2020

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They are an intriguing mystery series of six books. The main characters are twin sisters, Scarlet & Ivy, with their best friend Ariadne. They are quite fast-paced so they are quite engaging. There are some difficult words but you can work out what they mean easily. Whenever I finish one, I need to read the next one right away. I need to know what happens next! I’m really visual and can imagine what I’m reading so I really like the description in these books. The stories are quite exciting but sometimes they make me nervous for the characters. These are different to your usual boarding school stories – they are mysterious and adventurous – not quite like Enid Blyton! I really recommend them – one of the best series I’ve read! (Charlotte, 12)

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