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    FLIP, by Martyn Bedford | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze1 Min Read Chapter Books Mysteries Teens: Young Adults
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    FLIP

    Written by Martyn Bedford

    Ages 12+ | 272 Pages

    Publisher: Ember | ISBN-13: 978-0375865527

    What to Expect: Mystery

    One December night, 14-year-old Alex goes to bed. He wakes up to find himself in the wrong bedroom, in an unfamiliar house, in a different part of the country, and it’s the middle of June. Six months have disappeared overnight. The family at the breakfast table are total strangers. And when he looks in the mirror, another boy’s face stares back at him. A boy named Flip. Unless Alex finds out what’s happened and how to get back to his own life, he may be trapped forever inside a body that belongs to someone else. Questions of identity, the will to survive, and what you’re willing to sacrifice to be alive make this extraordinary book impossible to put down.

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    About the Author

    Martyn Bedford has written five adult novels, including The Houdini Girl (Vintage). A former journalist, he teaches  at Leeds Trinity University College. Martyn lives in West Yorkshire, England, with his wife and two daughters. Flip is his first novel for young adults. Learn more about Martyn Bedford’s inspiration for FLIP here.

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    Bianca Schulze
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    25 Comments

    1. Pam S. on April 21, 2011 12:30 pm

      This would be a great book for my junior high library. Is this the author’s first book?

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    2. Linda Kish on April 21, 2011 3:06 pm

      This sounds like an interesting story.

      lkish77123 at gmail dot com

      Reply
    3. Natalia on April 21, 2011 9:54 pm

      Wow! The beginning is very intriguing…

      Reply
    4. John on April 21, 2011 9:55 pm

      Sounds very interesting!

      Reply
    5. Christine W on April 23, 2011 9:38 pm

      What an interesting story line! I think that I would also like to read this book before I put it out for the students.

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      [email protected]

      Reply
    6. Christine W on April 23, 2011 9:40 pm

      I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/62012883017543680

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      [email protected]

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    7. Christine W on April 23, 2011 10:18 pm

      I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/62022329798111232

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      [email protected]

      Reply
    8. MJ on April 25, 2011 6:22 am

      I’d love to read this then pass it on to my nieces!

      mj.coward[at]gmail.com

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    9. Isabelle on April 25, 2011 8:03 pm

      I would like to win this book!

      Reply
    10. V.K. Dorner on April 27, 2011 6:31 am

      This looks like an awesome book! I cannot wait to read it! 🙂

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    11. Janet Smart on April 28, 2011 5:25 am

      This is a neat story idea. Sounds like an interesting book. Would love to read it.

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    12. Renee Alam on April 30, 2011 4:49 pm

      My middle daughter would be thrilled to read this book.She never has enough books to read since she reads so quickly & has a hard time finding new books that she likes,so she would love to read this one.

      Reply
    13. Dominque on May 3, 2011 9:03 am

      Sounds very interesting! I would love to give this as a gift to my niece.

      Reply
    14. Liza767 on May 5, 2011 12:03 pm

      my son is an advid reader and is looking for new books all the time

      Reply
    15. Johannah B on May 6, 2011 7:26 am

      Spooky and unreal, but challenging I would say. I am glad this never happened to me!

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    16. Nicole Dunlap on May 9, 2011 10:39 pm

      Sounds like a really good and interesting book. I hope I win! 😀

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    17. Sheyla on May 10, 2011 2:26 pm

      We at NLBA would love to win this book for our Library.
      Thanks

      Reply
    18. Nancy on May 11, 2011 6:46 am

      My son would love this!

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    19. Mona Garg on May 12, 2011 5:34 pm

      What a fascinating premise. Would love to read this.

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    20. Mona Garg on May 12, 2011 5:35 pm

      Tweet
      http://twitter.com/Kulmona/status/68836181718208513

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    21. Tabathia B on May 12, 2011 5:41 pm

      Reminds me of I am number 4
      tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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    22. Tabathia B on May 12, 2011 5:43 pm

      tweet
      http://twitter.com/#!/ChelleB36/status/68838682022522881
      tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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    23. Annmarie W. on May 17, 2011 3:33 am

      My daughter’s friend was reading this and enjoyed it. I’d love to win it for my daugther!

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    24. Annmarie W. on May 17, 2011 3:34 am

      I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/amweeks/status/70437040025645056

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    25. Bianca Schulze on May 23, 2011 9:21 am

      The following three readers are the winners of an ARC copy of FLIP! Congratulations!

      John: Sounds very interesting!

      Annmarie W.: My daughter’s friend was reading this and enjoyed it. I’d love to win it for my daugther!

      Christine W: What an interesting story line! I think that I would also like to read this book before I put it out for the students.

      Keep an eye out for your winning notification e-mail.

      Reply
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