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Young Adult Fiction Law & Crime

I.D.

by (author) Vicki Grant

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Mar 2007
Category
Law & Crime, Values & Virtues, Loners & Outcasts
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551436944
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $9.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781551436968
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554696420
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $8.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 12 to 18
  • Grade: 8 to 12
  • Reading age: 12 to 18

Description

When Chris finds a wallet on the street he tries to return it to its owner. In trouble at home and at school, he is struggling to do the right thing. However, as circumstances slowly start unraveling and his whole life appears headed down the drain, Chris realizes that the person who owns the wallet looks a lot like him and has a life he would do almost anything for. What if he switched identities? What if he became someone else?

Also available in Spanish.

About the author

VICKI GRANT left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel, The Puppet Wrangler, in 2004. She has written many books for young readers, including Not Suitable For Family Viewing, winner of the Red Maple Award, Quid Pro Quo, winner of the Author Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Fiction, Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret, Pig Boy and B Negative. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Web: vickigrant.com

Twitter: @VickiGrantYA

Instagram: @vicki_grantya

 

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Awards

  • Nominated, Stellar Book Award
  • Nominated, Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award
  • Short-listed, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick Picks
  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection
  • Commended, Texas Library Association (TLA) TAYSHAS List

Excerpt: I.D. (by (author) Vicki Grant)

I looked at his driver's license. He was five foot nine, 150 pounds and had blue eyes. What do you know? Same as me. I almost laughed. Funny how we could be so much alike and so different at the same time. Andrew Ashbury got everything he could ever want and I got nothing.
How did that happen? I stared at his face. What was so great about him? He was no better than me.

Editorial Reviews

"Coherent, snappy prose...undeniably motivating; readers will feel able to commit to this book...Recommended."

CM Magazine

"I.D. is remarkable just for being about something as topical (and, unfortunately, enticing) as identity theft. Then the book gets better by building an actual story (and not a lame morality lesson) aound its issue. It's also so tautly written that I was impressed and engrossed in how it was all going to turn out."

CD Syndicated

"A high-quality story for reluctant readers...fast-paced, heart-thumping...will appeal to most any upper middle school or high school boy."

KLIATT

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