One Two Three

"One, Two, Three" are the "triplet shorthand" names Mab, Monday and Mirabel Mitchell call each other in this novel by Laurie Frankel (This Is How It Always Is), an Indie Next Pick. It tells a heartbreaking yet heartwarming story of a town destroyed by chemical pollution, and its fight for justice. The now 16-year-old Mitchell sisters were born to newly widowed Nora in the wake of Bison Chemical's poisoning of the town's water supply. Nora has been tenaciously building a class-action lawsuit for 17 years, while holding multiple jobs; her daughters have a "sister-pact" to aid her fight. When Bison announces it will reopen in the town, and a handsome, suave boy enrolls in school, the sisters are dazzled yet pragmatic: maybe he's the key to the evidence Nora needs. The story unfolds in alternating chapters, emphasizing the whip-smart girls' distinctive voices, sharp humor and mutual affection. All the way to a fast-paced and heroic climax, readers will be rooting for this unforgettable family. --Cheryl McKeon, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, N.Y.

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