Double identity / Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689873743 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 218 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-14. 5.8 Follett Library Resources 5-8 |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.0 8 Accelerated Reader AR 5.0 8.0 |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Winner, Intermediate, 2010. A Junior Library Guild selection. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Cloning > Fiction. Identity > Fiction. Secrets > Fiction. Aunts > Fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Thomaston 2009 Grade 7 Summer Reading SPP7 SPP8 |
Available copies
- 44 of 45 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 45 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beacon Falls Public Library | J FIC Had (Text) | 3312000029376G | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jF HADDIX, M. (Text) | 32544073011099 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jF HADDIX, M.(PB) (Text) | 32544073149576 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | J FIC Had (Text)
Note: Nutmeg Award 2010
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33160101790593 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J HADDIX, COPY 1 (Text) | 34030096746588 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | JF/Haddix (Text) | 100147899 | Juvenile Summer Reading | Available | - |
Burnham Library - Bridgewater | J/YA FIC HADDIX (Text) | 36937002079912 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | J HADDIX (Text) | 34000074015223 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Chester Public Library | J HAD (Text) | 33210000230165 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Derby Neck Library | YA HAD (Text) | 34046103079839 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
The Horn Book Review
Double Identity
The Horn Book
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Left with an aunt she's just met in a town full of people who inexplicably recognize her, only-child Bethany discovers that her parents had another life--and another child--before her. Haddix uses the issue of cloning to amplify normal issues of sibling rivalry and parental love, but occasionally loses focus when pursuing intrigue rather than emotion. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
BookList Review
Double Identity
Booklist
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Gr. 5-8. The author of Escape from Memory (2003) and the Shadow Children series has penned another suspenseful sf novel guaranteed to keep readers riveted. After her mother suffers a nervous breakdown, 12-year-old Bethany Cole is deposited with Myrlie Wilker, an aunt of whom she has never heard. Myrlie and several other residents of Sanderfield, Illinois, do a double take when they see Bethany--for she reminds them of Elizabeth, Bethany's heretofore-unknown older sister, who died some 20 years earlier. In carefully crafted, gripping prose, Haddix slowly reveals the family secrets that have been kept from Bethany all these years: her sister's death, her parent's desperate grief, and the deal they made with a wealthy businessman. The ending is a little too neat, but Haddix's fans aren't likely to notice; secondary themes concerning cloning ethics and personal identity are also nicely handled, which makes this a good companion to Nancy Werlin's Double Helix (2004). --Kay Weisman Copyright 2005 Booklist
Publishers Weekly Review
Double Identity
Publishers Weekly
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PW called this a "timely novel that raises provocative issues about what makes an individual unique, with both compassion and clarity. A suspenseful pageturner." Ages 10-14. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
School Library Journal Review
Double Identity
School Library Journal
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Gr 5-8-One October evening, Bethany's parents drive her to another state to stay with an aunt she never knew existed. Left confused and without a way to contact her parents, the 12-year-old tries to figure out the reason behind their strange behavior and learns some family secrets in the process. It turns out that she is the clone of her sister, who was killed years earlier in a tragic automobile accident, and she is being hunted by a man who wants to expose her secret existence for his own benefit. Although there is not much action, the twists and turns of the suspense-filled plot are more than enough to keep readers interested. When one question is answered, another one is raised. Readers will relate to Bethany's feelings of abandonment, as well as her struggle to set herself apart from the sister she never knew but with whom she shares so much. This quick, engaging read is a good choice for reluctant readers.-Michele Capozzella, Chappaqua Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Double Identity
Kirkus Reviews
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Bethany's life has always been safe and protected; her parents comfort her, spoil her and spend frequent quality time with her. But one day, when she's almost 13, her parents bundle her into the car and drive her to Sanderfield, Ill., where they leave her with an aunt she never knew she had. Aunt Myrlie is kind, but nobody will tell Bethany where her parents have gone. Why do Myrlie, her adult daughter and the Sanderfield townspeople stare at Bethany as if she's a ghost? Who is this mysterious "Elizabeth" she keeps hearing about? As Bethany finds answers to some of her questions, a mysterious man follows her around town. Tough philosophical puzzles are raised here, though explored too lightly, as Bethany confronts identity, free will, ethics vs. law and whether parents should live vicariously through their children. A surprisingly comforting resolution concludes this safe but compelling thriller. Bethany's discovery of her own identity makes for a mystery well worth solving. (Science fiction. 10-12) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.