Desperate Measures

Vicky has always felt responsible for her mentally disabled twin sister, Rhianna, and their feisty little brother, Jamie. So when the foster care system threatens to split them up, they all run away together, heading for a distant relative's home. After a difficult journey, they arrive-only to find strangers living there. With nowhere else to go, they hide in a cave, and must survive by their wits. By the end of their adventure, Vicky is surprised to find that the sister she thought she was protecting is the one who saves her. This touching, funny, fast-paced novel was short listed for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. Vicky and Rhianna's engaging dual-perspective narration offers a refreshing view of people with disabilities, and their wild adventure and fierce family bond will resonate with readers. Vicky and Rihanna are twins but they couldn't be more different. For their fourteenth birthday, Vicky wants a card from the hottest boy in school. Rhianna, brain-damaged at birth, wants a Furby. Instead, they get a nasty shock. Their foster parents can't cope and it looks as if Vicky and Rhianna, and their younger brother Jamie, will have to split up. How can they stay together? Desperate times call for desperate measures... Vicky and Rihanna are twins but they couldn't be more different. For their fourteenth birthday, Vicky wants a card from the hottest boy in school. Rhianna, brain-damaged at birth, wants a Furby. Instead, they get a nasty shock. Their foster parents can't cope and it looks as if Vicky and Rhianna, and their younger brother Jamie, will have to split up. How can they stay together? Desperate times call for desperate measures .. Fourteen-year-old Vicky, Her Brain-damaged Twin Sister, And Her Delinquent Little Brother Run Away Together To Keep From Being Split Up By The Foster Care System. They've got to stick together - whatever it takes . . .