The Doppleganger Chronicles: The First Escape is the story of twins, Sadie and Saskia Dopple, trouble-makers of Isambard Dunstan's School for Wayward Children. Saskia is adopted by Muzz Elliot (a friend of the orphanage), splitting the twins apart and sending sister Sadie on a quest to find her. Sadie and her friend from the orphanage, Erik, begin uncovering a mystery as they seek out Saskia that could threaten their lives.This book is a young adult graphic novel. It has been refered to as an illustra-novella- a mix of graphic novel, comic, full page text, full page illustrations. I thought this format was entertaining and would intrigue young adult readers. It seemed the illustrations and the content were very relavent tween's interests. I haven't read a lot of graphic novels or comics but I wasn't overly impressed with the illustrations. They weren't bad, just not anything special. The story line was intriguing but sometimes bizzare. If your reader enjoys Lemony Snickett's A tale of Unfortunate Events, there is a good chance she will enjoy these too.
This book was published by Tyndale and is labeled as a Christian book. The christian theme is pretty loosely tied to the book. There is a "companion" who visits Saskia- this may represent the holy spirit?? or an angel? In this first book, there really isn't a lot of spiritual depth to the book.
Also, the book itself is kind of "dark" so I would recommend parents reading it first before passing it along to their children.
I was provided a free review copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinions in this review. No other compensation was given.
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