Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Who would like this book? Teens and preteens who like mysteries and suspense. A must for Haddix fans.
Why? Bethany has been raised by doting, overprotective parents that have barely let her out of their sight. Then, just before she turns thirteen, her parents become unglued. Her mom cannot stop crying, and her dad takes her to a strange town to the house of a woman who he says is his sister, her Aunt Myrlie. With unexplained secrecy and speed, her parents drop her off at Aunt Myrlie’s house for a stay of unspecified length and promptly disappear. Bethany has no way to contact them, and her father’s calls are sporadic and filled with fear and mystery. Fortunately for Bethany and for us readers, Aunt Myrlie is a cool lady and so is her grown daughter Joss. The mystery escalates, though, when people in the town seem to recognize Bethany, and when Aunt Myrlie and Joss begin to share some information about the family that her parents have never told her. This book will keep you on the edge.
The details: 218 pp. 2005
I absoloutly loved this book! When i first read it I was almost just as terrified as Bethany. It’s so suspensful and it’s the kind of book where you won’t want to stop reading!
Comment by Megan — November 27, 2007 @ 8:43 pm
This read will have chills racing up your spine with all of the suspense. Haddix is such a good writer.
Comment by Michaela — April 22, 2009 @ 10:18 am