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School Library Journal
Starred Review on June 1, 2011
Gr 7 Up—Alex wakes up in the body of a complete stranger—another 14-year-old boy named "Flip"—in this gripping novel. He soon realizes that it's been six months since he was "himself." While dealing with the immediate challenges of negotiating a strange new world, he tries to figure out what caused the switch, how he might reverse it, and what could possibly be going on with his own body. It's an immediately engaging story, with careful pacing and strong character...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Fourteen-year-old Alex Gray wakes up after a nightmare to find that six months have passed overnight. He—"his thoughts, mind, consciousness, whatever it was that made Alex Alex"—is inhabiting the body of a stranger, another teenager named Philip Garamond. When Alex contacts his own parents, they call the police: Alex has been in a coma, and "Philip's" assertion that he is Alex is, they thi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Fourteen-year-old Alex wakes up to find that six months have passed and he's inhabiting the body of a stranger, Philip. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Martyn Bedford has taken a familiar comedic premise, the body-switch, and used it as the basis for a realistic suspense novel. It’s a brilliant, effective twist. Alex’s situation is terrifying, and his efforts to understand what happe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More