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Double Identity

Margaret Peterson Haddix

2005192 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 218 pages · ENGISBN 9780689873744
  • 2006Scholastic, Inc. · ENGISBN 9780439827874
  • 2007Aladdin Paperbacks · 218 pages · ENGISBN 9780689873799
  • 2008Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781439106655
  • 2007Thorndike Press · 299 pages · ENGISBN 9780786297023
  • 2007Perfection Learning · 218 pagesISBN 9780756981907
  • 2007Turtleback Books · 192 pagesISBN 9781417772650
  • 2008Paw Prints 2008-05-09 · 218 pagesISBN 9781435267152

As Bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents act more oddly than usual. Her mother cries constantly, and her father barely lets Bethany out of his sight. Then one morning he hustles the entire family into the car, drives across several state lines -- and leaves Bethany with an aunt she never knew existed. Bethany has no idea what's going on. She's worried her mom and dad are running from some kind of trouble, but she can't find out because they won't tell her where they are going. Bethany's only clue is a few words she overheard her father tell her aunt: "She doesn't know anything about Elizabeth." But Aunt Myrlie won't tell Bethany who Elizabeth is, and she won't explain why people in her small town react to Bethany as if they've seen a ghost. The mystery intensifies when Bethany gets a package from her father containing four different birth certificates from four different states, with four different last names -- and thousands of dollars in cash. And when a strange man shows up asking questions, Bethany realizes she's not the only one who's desperate to unravel the secrets of her past.

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