We Were Five
by James Brough
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 1/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 1/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 1/5.
Description
When they were three days old, their father offered them to the Chicago World's Fair as an exhibit. Appalled, the Canadian government made them wards of the crown and installed them in an elaborate nursery, especially built and staffed, across from the bleak frame house in which they were born. The Dionnes were offended and bitter. "If you find a gold mine," a man close to the family complained, "the government doesn't take it away from you.