Mallory and the Trouble With Twins: “Der blum tiding poffer-tot.”

Why doesn’t Linda Arnold notice that her identical twins are pissed? Thank goodness Mallory can come to the rescue! We discuss twin talk, piercings, and the now-dead teenage pastime of cruising the malls. Ah. The mall. We can practically smell the Mrs. Fields cookies—oh, and Wet Seal is right around the corner from the Hot Dog on a Stick. Page us when you get there!

FYI Links:
Slate summary on cryptophasia
CDC report on increases in twin birth rates
Hilton Als article on June & Jennifer Gibbons
Save a mall today—Play the American Mall Game

“Stuck in Stoneybrook” is edited by Emily Crandall. Theme song written and recorded by Gary Shaller, performed by the band Kid Kit. Need some books that we mentioned? Buy them from our Bookshop bookstore. If you’re feeling dibbly generous, rate and review us on iTunes. You’re the best friends a girl could ask for. Last but not least, thank you to Ann M. Martin, for everything.