Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Double identity.HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Double identity. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 218p. c2005. 0-689-87374-3. $15.95. J Bethany's weeping parents drop her off with an aunt she has never met, in a small Midwestern town. Slowly her identity, her double identity, is revealed to her and to her aunt and older cousin, Joss. Bethany is an apt name, since it is the town where Jesus brought back Lazarus from the dead; Bethany's older sister Elizabeth died in an accident when she was just 13, and her parents found a way to bring Elizabeth back from the dead by cloning her to make Bethany. Joss was once Elizabeth's closest friend and now is a minister, which helps in the discussion of survivor's guilt, the ethics of cloning Roman Catholicism and many conservative Christian groups have opposed human cloning and the cloning of human embryos, believing that life begins at the moment of conception. , and other themes implicit in Adj. 1. implicit in - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" underlying, inherent the plot. Within several days of Bethany's arrival, someone is stalking Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person. Stalking is a distinctive form of criminal activity composed of a series of actions that taken individually might constitute legal behavior. her. And her parents behave even more strangely, hiding their own whereabouts, sending $10,000 in cash for Bethany's care. This book is for the youngest YAs, and Bethany's courage and intelligence will win over readers; the suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. works too. Most gripping of all, however, is the contemplation of what it would be like to be a clone, especially the clone of your own sister whom you never knew. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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