Turtle Talk

From the NYTs review:

My favorite is Sherman Alexie’s “Strange Day in July,” in which demonically clever twins expand their ranks by declaring a certain dress to be their triplet sister, and then bully everyone in sight into playing along with them. It’s a cheeky, oddball premise, and Alexie carries it off with breezy aplomb. Of course, just when the twins appear on the verge of having their every desire fulfilled, their plan boomerangs with a vengeance. In life, it seems, as in this beguiling book, no one ever really gets the last word.