Impostor
Book 1
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- 3,99 €
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- 3,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she's spent the last two years with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI. There she trains with other Variants, such as long-term crush Alec, who each have their own extraordinary ability.
When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again. Tessa hates everything about being an impostor - the stress, the danger, the deceit - but loves playing the role of a normal girl. As Madison, she finds friends, romance, and the kind of loving family she'd do anything to keep.
Amid action, suspense, and a ticking clock, this super-human comes to a very human conclusion: even a girl who can look like anyone struggles the most with being herself.
'Fun and suspenseful.' Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of CINDER
'An unpredictable page-turner ... reminiscent of a Stephen King novel.' VOYA
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Teenage Tessa is a variant, meaning she s a mutant with special powers in her case, the ability to take on the appearance of anyone she touches. Rejected by her mother for her freakish ability, she is now a member of a secret government agency that sends her to impersonate Madison the victim of a serial killer in order to crack the case. Narrator Emily Rankin proves perfect for the role of Tessa, conveying the character s conflicted feelings: the desire to do a good job on her first assignment, the fear of being the killer s next victim, and, most of all, a yearning to remain Madison, basking in the love of the girl s unsuspecting parents. Rankin makes Tessa an authentic, sympathetic character whom listeners will root for and relate to. She differentiates the other characters well, deepening her voice for the male characters and changing her tone for the various female ones conveying all the characters emotions believably. Ages 12 up. A Razorbill hardcover.
