Flying solo
Sienna Mercer
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about disguise and mistaken identity. Pause to compare Olivia’s and Ivy’s situations, then revisit whether the ending resolves the confusion and how the rules are handled.
- Themes
- Twins living apart: Olivia and Ivy are apart, with Ivy at Wallachia Academy and Olivia in Franklin Grove. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Identity and disguise: Olivia dresses like Ivy for a vampire rock concert and later as a favour to Brendan, leading to confusion. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Rules and independence: Ivy is settling into Wallachia Academy, where strict rules are described as a problem. The rules appear to create comic difficulty, but it is unclear whether the story ultimately supports obedience, challenges the rules, or takes a mixed view.
- Worth knowing
- Talk about why Olivia chooses to look like Ivy, how other people respond when identities are confused, and whether the twins’ separate experiences change how they understand one another.