Haddix, Margaret Peterson.

DOUBLE IDENTITY
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005.
IL 5-8, RL 5-8
ISBN 0689873743

(2 booktalks)

Bethany's parents have always been a bit too protective of her but this is taking it too far.  They have packed up her stuff and leave her with a complete stranger.  They tell her that she will be safe and they'll get in touch in a few days.  How wierd is that?  What is going on?  She finds out that the woman is actually an aunt that she never knew existed.  And the people in town seem to think that Bethany is someone named Elizabeth.  Who is Elizabeth?  As the days go on, Bethany learns a secret that makes her question everything she has ever known about herself and her parents.

Booktalk #2

Thirteen-year-old Bethany is suddenly dropped off at her aunt’s house, in the middle of the night, by her parents. She has never met this aunt. Bethany is not allowed to see or call her parents. She discovers that she has a cousin Jose. Her aunt and cousin reveal a family secret. The two families had gone to Stone Mountain Amusement Park for the day. On the way home, there was a terrible accident and Bethany’s older sister and Jose’s father were killed. Now there is a man who is chasing Bethany. Bethany is sure that is the reason her parents have disappeared. Read the book to find out why Bethany is here and why the mysterious man is chasing Bethany.  (Jean B. Bellavance for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2007-2008)