Young Adult Fiction Law & Crime
I.D.
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2007
- Category
- Law & Crime, Loners & Outcasts, Values & Virtues
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551436944
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551436968
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $16.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696420
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $7.99
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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, Chris 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?
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! Available in Spanish as Identificación.
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
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
