Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Bethany always knew her parents were different.  They were older than other parents.  They also were so overprotective - homeschooling Bethany for years, never letting her out of their sight.  Bethany just accepted things for the way they were  - until.......


Bethany's parents, clearly distraught, drive across country to leave her with an aunt she has never met.  Suddenly Bethany realizes that she doesn't know anything about her parents past at all.  Why is everyone in town so shocked when they see her?  Why is she always being compared to "Elizabeth?"  Who is Elizabeth? Some people say that everyone has a twin - someone who looks just like you.  Bethany's life begins to spiral out of control when she learns that she looks just like Elizabeth, her sister who died years earlier.  Not only does she look just alike this sister Bethany never knew existed - they share the same exact DNA.


How is this possible?  What other secrets have her parents been keeping?


Double Identity is a very suspenseful book.  I could not put it down until all of my questions were answered.  My only complaint is that the ending is a bit of a let down after all of the suspense and excitement.  Overall, this is a great book that I believe all students will enjoy reading.

3 comments:

  1. When I read Double Identity I thought it was going to be boring. But it wasn't. This book was REALLY good. It was full of suspense and mystery. I couldn't put it down.

    Double Identity is about a girl named Bethany. Bethany has gone her whole life thinking she was an only child. She knew her parents were different, because they are very old and VERY overprotective. She had gone her whole life thinking that she was an only child.

    But all that changed one day.

    Her parents drove her from Pennsylvania all the way to Illinois to live with an aunt who she never met.

    That's when she starts learning things from her parents past that she never knew. She starts to find out that she had a sister that died many years ago. They not only shared their looks but they shared their DNA!

    To find out more you have to read this book. I will not only enjoy it, you will love it!

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  2. Britanny ShacklefordOctober 12, 2007 at 5:48 AM

    i liked this book at the beginning off the book i thought that it was going to be boring and as the other person said i couldn't put it down i thought that it was really interesting and if anyone read this book i think they would think the same thing.

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  3. Double Identity is a wonderful book. It leaves you with a lot of questions at the beginning of the book. Towards the middle of the book you start getting your questions answered. When you get to the end of the book all of your questions will be answered.
    In the book there is a girl named Bethany she lived with her mom and dad her whole life until she was about to turn 13 years old. One day Bethany's mom and dad were sitting in the front of the car and Bethany was in the back they were driving to some odd place passing all these different places that Bethany has never seen before. Her mom was sitting in the passanger side of the car crying and Bethany didn't even bother asking why because she had always asked her mom why she was crying but she always made up excuses.
    They had arrived at a woman's house. This women was Bethany's aunt that she had never even met. The next thing you know Bethany's dad is taking out a suitcase and her dad tells her that she has to stay there. Bethany is upset because she didn't know this woman and her dad was leaving.
    One day Bethany finds out that she had a sister that died before she was born. She also finds out that her mother and father had cloned her sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth loved gymnastics and so did her cousin Joss.
    Well if somebody asked me about the book i would recommend it amediatly thats how good the book is.

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