TY - BOOK AU - MacLachlan,Patricia AU - Miyares,Daniel TI - My life begins! SN - 9780063116016 AV - PZ7.M2225 Mt 2022 U1 - FIC MAC 23/eng/20220719 KW - Siblings KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Triplets KW - Science projects KW - Individuality KW - Love N1 - Ages 8-12 N2 - Dubbing his new triplet sisters "the Trips," nine-year-old Jacob studies them for a science project by watching them grow and realizes they aren't just "the Trips" anymore, but individuals he has come to love; Jacob wants a litter of puppies. His parents have a different surprise: he's going to be a brother... to triplets. The babies look identical to him and he gives them a name: "the Trips." For a school science project, Jacob decides to study the Trips. As they begin to smile, talk, and grow, as he gets to know them, each of the triplets become unique and more special. They aren't just "the Trips" anymore. Can he figure out their "forever name?" And will he ever get a puppy? -- adapted from jacket ER -