For thirteen years, bethanys parents have kept a devastating, lifechanging secret about their familys past. I was drawn to the cover because it looked mysterious and interesting. It discriminates in the kinds of people and information bethany hamilton lets enter her heart and mind. Double identity by brian doswell read free book online. In the exposition of double identity we meet bethany a twelve year old girl about to turn thirteen. In this standalone book, we meet bethany cole, a twelveyearold, nearly thirteenyearold girl. Watching her mom cry when she was little and she didnt know why she was crying 5. Double identity kindle edition by haddix, margaret. Double identity louisiana young readers choice award.
Buy the paperback book double identity by margaret peterson haddix at indigo. Double identity about the author there are many things bethany cole doesnt know about. And while some pondering on the part of the main character is to be expected, thats. Double identity, by margaret peterson haddix large print. She loves to swim and come up with big words that no one will understand. B ethany is a precocious child who pieces her life with her parents together with events in their past life before she was born. To start, double identity was the first book i have ever read by margaret peterson haddix. Haddix the shadow children series releases another suspenseful pageturner here narrated by bethany cole. The gloomladen canadianfrench double identity stars nick mancuso as a sedate college professor residing in the small university town of new hope. Streamline the character traits from the clothes described, the colours they are more inc. Cultural identity is endangered due to cultural interactions. On saturday, harry and i would be playing in our first match after only.
But aunt myrlie wont tell bethany who elizabeth is, and she wont explain why people in her small town react to bethany as if theyve seen a ghost. It is about this girl whos parents take her away all of a sudden one day to the middle of nowhere to go live with her aunt. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Bethanys weeping parents drop her off with an aunt she has never met, in a small midwestern town. For months now, bethanys mom has been crying nonstop. Double identity a junior library guild selection, 2005 as bethany approaches her th birthday, her parents begin acting more oddly than usual.
They arrive at a small town in the middle of the night, where she is informed that she will stay with someone her parents call aunt myrlie. Double identity by margaret peterson haddix, paperback. Double identity is the newest book margaret peterson haddix, author of the shadow children series. Bethany, aged twelve, is in a car with her sobbing mother and burdened father. Double identity is a 2005 young adult novel by margaret peterson haddix. The book also deals with family relationships and with the controversial issue of cloning.
I have read every single book by margaret peterson haddix, and this book is still one of my absolute favorites, a reading standby that never gets old. The protagonist, 12yearold bethany cole, is removed from. Her parents have all of a sudden told her to get in the car and that they were going on a trip. When reading dads letter, bethany learns her parents chose her name from the bible.
Double identity haddix novel, a 2005 young adult novel by margaret peterson haddix. Her parents have always been extremely protective of her. What is the authors point of view in the book double identity. Double identity by margaret peterson haddix is a mystery book that has its good and bad things. Double identity is a science fiction book written by margaret peterson haddix that has the twists and turns typical in a haddix story. Not only was there suspense and action, but my heart also went out to bethany as she tried to figure out who she was and what was. Her mother has been crying for no apparant reason for the past few months. Joss tells bethany that life always wins in the end. The book starts out with bethany, the main character, on a drive to visit an aunt she didnt even know existed. Bethany coles parents drive her across several states and leave her at a house in illinois. Suddenly, 12yearold bethany cole finds herself in the car with them, frantically driving across several states in the dead of night.
The book has some good things and some bad things, but is anything is for sure its that youre not going to get bored reading anything by this author. The characters in margaret peterson haddixs book double identity are richard cole, hillary cole, bethany cle, myrlie, joss, and dalton van dyne. Related titles double identitys main character bethany learns many secrets about her life before her thirteenth birthday. Grade 58one october evening, bethanys parents drive her to another state to stay with an aunt she never knew existed. Double identity is a suspenseful thriller, with intense action throughout the whole book.
What is bethany coles physical traits in the book double. The lake turned to chilled steel and every morning the ground was covered in frost. Some mornings hermione and i would watch hagrid defrosting the broom sticks outside, bundled up in a moleskin coat, rabbit fur gloves, and beaver skin boots. Bill gatesin this artful, informative, and delightful william h.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Double identity unofficial book trailer books2films contest duration. Double identity is a great book to integrate into the areas of social. Twelveyearold bethany cole has parents who have recently become more overprotective of her than usual. Characters with negative traits like lying or cheating will be disliked, while characters with positive traits. While bethany is there she discovered many interesting things about a girl named elizabeth. Katrina ahmansen, a 22year old englishwoman, is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the personal assistant to the famous swedish soprano, jenny lind. Double identity by margaret peterson haddix goodreads. The book, double identity, is an exciting page turner about a girl named bethany whose. But one day, when shes almost, her parents bundle her into the car and drive her to sanderfield, ill. The definition of cultural identity is the traits or norms that influence a particular group of person. Bethany thinks she is an average girl with two parents, and gets anything she wants. Who are the main characters in double identity answers.
Double identitys main character bethany learns many secrets about her life before her. This science fictionsuspense novel by margaret peterson haddix is. Myrlie was always secretive and bethany was always. Neither parent will tell her where theyre going or why her mother has been crying for months. In literary analysis, what is the meaning of dualdouble. I loved margaret peterson haddixs shadow children series, so i was excited to read another book by her. Bethany cole the protagonist of the novel, bethany is 12 years old at the beginning of the novel. Aunt myrlie is kind, but nobody will tell bethany where her parents have gone. Just like real people, character traits influence how the characters affect others. Double identity film, originally titled fake identity, a 2009 film starring val kilmer. Hamiltons personality number often serves as a censoring device, both in terms of what bethany sends out, as well as what she allows to approach.
The book, double identity, is an exciting page turner about a girl named bethany whose parents mysteriously leave her at her aunts house for some unknown reason. The book explores issues of cloning and its ethics, as well as what individuality and humanity really mean and the significance of grief through a suspenseful plot. Buy a cheap copy of double identity book by margaret peterson haddix. Bethany quickly tires of being compared to elizabeth. Besides the warrior series by erin hunter i love how the book starts to seem like a normal realistic fiction book. She has many questions that nobody wants to answer. As bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents act more oddly than usual.
Double identity test study guide flashcards quizlet. It has some plot twists that leave the reader wanting to find out what happens. In a way, bethanys parents had tried to do the same with their first daughter. Double identity is a fictional young adult novel by margaret peterson haddix, published in 2007. Haddox writes excellent, believable clues to allow bethany to come up with her own answers for why so many things were left unexplained in her life. I think that it was the best book that i have ever read. Her mother cries constantly, and her father barely lets bethany out of his sight. Than suddenly, her dad packs them all in the car, drives for hours, and than puts her out. Bethanys parents put her in the car, drive for days, and wont answer any of her questions about whats going on. We loved bethanys character and the many strange questions she is forced to answer. Bethanys only clue is a few words she overheard her father tell her aunt myrlie. Double identity plugged in bethany coles parents drive her across several states and leave her at a house in illinois with a woman dad calls aunt myrlie.
What are the character traits of the characters in double. Double identity by margaret peterson haddix librarything. So my only protection is a kindergarten teacher and a ninetyeightpound female ministerand they dont even believe im in danger. As bethany approaches her th birthday, her parents begin acting more oddly than usual. Recently her mom has started crying constantly and more and more as they get closer to her birthday. Twelveyearold bethany leaves one day on a road trip not having a clue where she is going because her mother is sitting in the passenger seat balling her eyes out and her father driving, speechless. The book, double identity, is told by a 12 year old girl named bethany.
With no explanation, they leave her at a house in illinois with a woman dad. Double identity kindle edition by margaret peterson haddix. Then one morning he hustles the entire family into the car, drives across several state lines. They have packed up her stuff and leave her with a. Bethany s parents put her in the car, drive for days, and wont answer any of her questions about whats going on. In chechnya, an american doctor takes a detour in life when he helps a mysterious woman escape from her wouldbe assailant. The main contrast is in each aspect of this characters life. Bethany coles parents drive her across several states and leave her at a house in illinois with a woman dad calls aunt myrlie. Not everything is as normal as it seems to the outside world. Since she and elizabeth have similar personalities, bethany starts trying to find. Joss explains that bethany was the town where lazarus died and jesus brought him back to life. She has lived a normal life the whole time and then one day everything changes. Double identity gossip girl, a 2010 episode of gossip girl.
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