| Hotlanta Novel (If Only You Knew) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Denene Millner, Mitzi Miller
Publisher: Point
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 176616
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0545003091
EAN: 9780545003094
ASIN: 0545003091
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
Twins Sydney and Lauren Duke are the privileged princesses of the Atlanta social scene. But an unsolved murder mystery keeps drawing them back to the wrong side of town. There, wild child Lauren has to risk everything to protect the boy who's stolen her heart. And prim-and-proper Sydney discovers details about their family's past that no one-least of all the girls' fiercely guarded mother-wants to face. When the twins realize what they're up against, can they deal with the dark, dangerous truth in Atlanta's ritziest neighborhood, they find themselves shockingly close to the victim and the wild speculation that ensues. But is it just the victim...or the murderer they know as well?
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Who Are My People November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
IF ONLY YOU KNEW by Denene Millner and Mitzi Miller is the continuation of the teen saga of twins, Sydney and Lauren Duke. Sydney and Lauren are spoiled and rich and attend a prestigious high school made up of students from some of Atlanta's wealthiest African-American families. They wear the best designer clothes, drive high-end model cars, and received spa treatments on a whim, but they cannot help themselves when they become involved in a murder mystery. A murder which implicates Lauren's boyfriend Jermaine, from the West End of Atlanta, and their mother and stepfather.
Their stepfather Altimus, is the proprietor of several auto dealerships and their mother, Keisha is a socialite. When Jermaine's brother is murdered on his front lawn, the twins begin to snoop into the past, and the secrets they uncover are shocking. Fueled with information from their biological father, who is in prison, and an aunt and uncle, the twins discover Altimus and Keisha are not whom they appear to be. In addition, Sydney is dealing with the crushing breakup with one of the most popular boys in school, the son of a City Council woman, who her mother adores because of the social connection.
A teen reading this is hooked from the opening until end. Because of the lavish lifestyle described and the bad boys they become involved with, one can only imagine the depths of both worlds. Some scenes are over the top which added to the dramatic affect. However, a message is sent, money and status cannot buy happiness and our true colors do shine through.
Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers
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