I.D.

by Vicki Grant

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551436949
• ISBN13: 9781551436944
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Be careful what you wish for

High school senior Chris Bent despises everything in life--his family, his math teacher, the 'it girl' classmate who seemed to like him. But the sharpest thorn in his side is someone he's never even met. Chris happens upon a mysterious black wallet on the street one day, belonging to one Andrew Ashbury. Chris tries to return the wallet at first and is discouraged. He eventually starts spending Andrew's money freely, intending to replace it. As his home situation worsens, Chris' desire to leave (and jealousy over Andrew's comfortable lifestyle) grows stronger, and he takes matters into his own hands. I won't go any further, as to not spoil the story. I liked the fast pacing of the story and was disappointed when I realized it was over, though it certainly allows for the reader's imagination. While the ending was a bit of a twist and left open, which I enjoyed, I think the whole storyline involving the dysfunctional family has been overused. Otherwise, it's a great read.