Alex, 14, goes to bed in December, and wakes in June, in a strange house to a strange family. In the mirror, he sees 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. What is identity, the will to survive, and what will we sacrifice to survive?
 I anticipated Flip to be a good read-aloud book during tutorial, but unfortunately the plot moves too slow and the excessive descriptions are a bit tedious. Flip is about a 14-year-old boy named Alex who wakes up in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Phillip. Alex is flabbergasted as to why this occurred or how. In the meantime he must pretend to be "Phillip" including getting along with his sister Teri, balancing two girlfriends, and playing sports. When Alex meets Rob, he starts to get some explanations, but no answers on how he can try and get back into his own body. Some students may enjoy reading this book independently, especially if they enjoy mysterious plots. Otherwise, I wouldn't use this book for any instructional purposes. |
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