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Margaret Peterson Haddix's Double Identity

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Wouldn’t it be strange not knowing about your parents past what so ever, and just having to wonder what they were like before you were born? Well reading “Double Identity” by Margaret Peterson Haddix shows exactly what it is like not knowing about your parents at all. This is one of my most favorite books because it always makes you wonder what will happen next. I highly recommend anyone to read “Double Identity” no matter what age you are because it is such an amazing book and anyone can enjoy it. Bethany who is 12 year of age was randomly taken into her car by her dad. Her dad would not tell her where they were going. Her mother has been strangely sobbing for months and Bethany had no explanation why. After a few hours into the night,
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