Truesight by david stahler, jr on a world where genetic engineering has taken a startling turn is a community named harmony. In this spooky horror story, doppelgangers kill people and take over their bodies and their lives. Hes coming to do what every member of his monster race must. A fourthgeneration vermont native, david stahler, jr. Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice gaslight media. Our protagonist is one of these terrible creatures, but he has empathy and scruples. Doppelganger, a book that david stahler put out into the world for everyone to enjoy. We prey on your racestalking you, watching your moves, the places you go, learning the patterns of your life. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one. More shipping options available at checkout good condition. Shakespeare and millennial fiction title page pp iiiiii cambridge. Inspired by a generation of diy, lowfi artists like robert pollard and tobin sprout the heart of guided by voices, elliott smith and beck, i cranked out a long. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library.
His other provocative works for young adults include truesight, the seer, and otherspace. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does. Dylan akio smith and kris elgstrands slyly funny, absurdist, doppelganger. Looking for books by david stahler jr see all books authored by david stahler jr. Books for the teen age the new york public library. For my brothers, daniel and nathan contents prologue he had been watching for most of the day, watching chapter one i met amber two days after i throttled her boyfriend, chapter two it took me about three days to get out of chapter three for the next couple of weeks, i rode the trains, chapter four. Geniusjen oct 10, 2009 a doppelganger, as the reader quickly learns, is a creature who is driven to kill humans, and once theyve made a kill, they take on the form of their victim, and can retain that form for anywhere. Engulfed in a whirlwind of peer pressure, messy family dynamics, and a provocative relationship with a beautiful girl, he quickly learns that theres more than one way to be human, and many ways to be a. And he was replaced by the baby daughter of the murdered queen. David stahler has written a fantastic young adult fantasy that will have you questioning the definition of good and evil. A novel by david stahler jr raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. With a mother who finds disappointment in everything he does, and an identity he must steal for himself what was he supposed to do.
Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Doppelganger tells the story of a teenage boy that is a race of monsters that kill humans and copy the image of their victims. About the best fiction for young adults the books, recommended for ages 1218, meet the criteria of both good quality. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. Today, im talking about books with case covers that have been embellished. After murdering a popular athlete and possessing his body, a shapeshifting killer becomes embroiled in his victims troubled life. Engulfed in a whirlwind of peer pressure, messy family dynamics, and a provocative relationship with a beautiful girl, he quickly learns. Doppelganger by david stahler jr fantastic fiction. Questions the book was really good good for anyone who likes supernatural stuff or a twisted love story because thats just the way we. He teaches in vermont, where he lives with his wife and. Doppelganger is a fantastic young adult urban fantasy in which the one who calls himself a monster regrets what he has to do while his human father is the real fiend who abuses those he should cherish. Doppelganger raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last.
Feb 28, 2008 spoiler i liked the book but it had a weak ending, he goes though all of that crap, and you think he gets stronger, stands up to chriss father, quit football, got the dba his job back, admited his love for amber and told her the truth, killed the sheganger but at the end you just find out how weak he really is, he couldnt stay with the one he loves, can someone please explain. The plot really set the mood and made me feel the pain that the characters were going through. Stahler made his writing debut with the novel truesight, a throughtprovoking tale strongly reminiscent of lois lowreys the giver, according to john peters of school library journal. Double trouble books seven days vermonts independent voice. A misfit teenager with no real identity or contact to the world beyond his cottage, struggles to find his way through life. I was on sabbatical and had just finished doppelganger. When a sixteenyearold member of a race of shapeshifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human lifeand it is nothing like what he has seen on television. Smith, andrew, in the path of falling objects, 2010 selection. His debut, truesight, began a trilogy set on a planet where the inhabitants have been genetically engineered to be blind, and one teenage boy develops the ability to see. Get curbside service details on our blog book drops are open at all locations except edmondson pike. Right here, we have countless book doppelganger david stahler jr and.
But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, hes shocked by the world he steps into. The more i think about this book, the more creeped out i get. In the december 1971 horn book magazine, lloyd alexander wrote this kind of comparison. Hapter 7 fantasy, science fiction, utopias, and dystopias. He is a doppelganger, a rare and secretive breed of species that kills humans and lives their lives. He will then take that shape and identity for himself.
But even that cant stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. When a sixteenyearold member of a race of shapeshifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human lifeand it is nothing like what he has. In this book, the main character explores the ups and downs of human nature. The author made the characters come to life and the setting really helped out how dark the book really is. Edited by andrew james hartley, university of north carolina, charlotte.
The nameless narrator of stahler s truesight horror storymorality fable opens by announcing his most recent murderand then things start to get really dark. Get it by tue, aug 18 wed, aug 19 from aurora, illinois. Doppelganger raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him the doppelganger has left home at last he is making his way toward human society he s coming to do what every member of his mon. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes. I was on a roll and feeling pretty good, so i decided to take a run at an idea that had. Why i chose this book it looked good i read the back we are killers theme racestalking favorite quote recommendations thanks for listening. An author of ya fiction across a variety of genres with an emphasis on the strange and supernatural, his books include the truesight trilogy a science fiction series with a dystopian bent, doppelganger, a gathering of shades, and spinning out.
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