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The First Escape (The Dopple Ganger Chronicles) | 
 enlarge | Author: G. P. Taylor
Publisher: SaltRiver
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 211869
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 1414319479
EAN: 9781414319476
ASIN: 1414319479
Publication Date: August 20, 2008
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Condition: Straight off the shelf NEW! Bookstore Quality! Cover exactly as shown!
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Product Description
From the best-selling author of Shadowmancer comes an enthralling new series of illustra-novellas. The First Escape is the first book in the Dopple Ganger Chronicles, a six-book series following three children--Sadie and Saskia Dopple and Erik Morrissey Ganger. Sadie and Saskia are mischievous identical twins living at an orphanage, where Erik is their only friend. They are separated when Saskia is adopted by Muzz Elliott, a wealthy woman searching for her long-lost family treasure. While Saskia stumbles into the center of a crime only she can stop, Sadie and Erik embark on a quest to find her. This book is in an exciting new format called an "illustra-novella," in which the story is told alternately in graphic novel format and plain text with occasional illustrations.
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Original and clever... November 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Clever, clever, clever... that pretty much describes this book. It is part novel, part comic, part graphic novel and totally clever! I read through it in a day and passed it to my 12 year old daughter, Sarah, to have her check it out. She has gotten halfway through it in one day and when I just asked her about it she said, "I'm not finished with it, but it's cool and fun to read." I think that's all I'll get out of her until she's done with it. Personally I think the concept is wonderful, even as an adult I enjoyed it. The story didn't totally engage me, but I will probably get the next ones in the series to see where the chronicles of DoppleGanger will take us. I give this book 4 stars based on sheer cleverness alone!
Fun Format! November 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is written in a format called the Illustra-Novel. It is part novel, part pictures some with words, and part graphic novel. It has an interesting plot line. I enjoyed the combination. Twin sisters, Sadie and Saskia Dopple, have been abandoned by their mother to Isambard Dunstan's School for Wayward Children which has all girls and one boy named Erik Morrisey Ganger who works there. The fourteen year old girls are known troublemakers. The school is not a very nice place to go; they do not have enough food and the teachers are mean. One day a wealthy benefactor of the school comes and adopts Saskia. Saskia discovers many wierd secretive things about her new home. At the same time Sadie discovers the school is lonely without her twin. Sadie and Erik end up escaping the school and the adventures begin. I highly recommend this interesting illustra-novel for kids and adults. :)
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 Graphic Novel with a twist November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
the first escape was a very different book for me. I want to clarify that this is youth fiction. I have read quite a bit in that genre and have liked most of what I read. I like that Christian authors are stretching the industry's imagination. They're thinking outside the box!
So, to begin with I really liked how G.P. Taylor incorporated the graphics with the story. I also thought the different fonts used throughout the story helped with it's creepiness. I really think adolescent kids will really get into this story because the graphics add a whole new dimention.
Personally, I couldn't get into the story. It was a bit dark for me. When I thought about my 9 yr old reading it I wasn't sure if he'd be ready for it. I guess if he were a pre-teen I'd be more inclined to have him read it, but even then I'm not sure. I kept coming back to, "huh." when I was reading it.
Again, this is my opinion. From what some of the other reviewers said, they really liked it. I think this book is going to appeal to other people, as is evident by their reviews. I wish I could put my finger on what didn't click for me, I just can't. So, my suggestion, find some other reviewers such as: and see why they did like it since I wasn't captured by it. ~Mimi
Favorite for Teens!! November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My son read this first (to help me out:-) and LOVED IT! He says the combination of manga and story works well, and he's eager for more from this author. Be watching for my review soon (I hope:-)
The DoppleGanger Chronicles November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Saskia and Sadie Dopple are twins, orphaned and living at the Isambard Dunstan School for Wayward Children. They are hated by the headmistress, Miss Rimmer, who arranges for the twins to live with Muzz Elliot, an eccentric woman who needs an heir. Naturally, she can only take one twin,Saskia.
Sadie is left to the mercy of Miss Rimmer. When Sadie is accused of trying to burn down the school and sentenced to prison, Eric Ganger decides to rescue her. As they make their way across the country they must escape from a variety of evil characters.
Saskia is also having problems. After learning of an murder plot against Muzz Elliot and herself, she is frantically trying to escape.
I know a book will be interesting when I must go and hunt through my daughter's room to find my copy. This book, reminiscent to the Series of Unfortunate Events books or any book by Roald Dahl, is written in a part book, part cartoon style. The chapters alternate between the stories of Saskia and Sadie and keep an exciting pace at all times.
However, as humorous as I thought this story was, I will say that not everyone will appreciate the dark humor in this book. There are attempts at a seance, violence, and the Dopple twins have a tendancy to cause trouble.
As a parent, this would be a book that should be previewed before allowing children to read.
I, however, would like to see the second book in this series.
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