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    This document provides summaries of 5 books that deal with issues of conflicting identities and feeling alone. The books include Cinder by Marissa Meyer about a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing struggling during a plague, Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli about a noble girl dressing as a beggar boy to explore Venice in the late 1500s, Eon by Alison Goodman about a crippled girl hiding as a boy to become an apprentice, How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles about an American teen spending time with her barely known family in Israel, and Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz about a boy who becomes a spy after the death of his spy uncle.

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    This document provides summaries of 5 books that deal with issues of conflicting identities and feeling alone. The books include Cinder by Marissa Meyer about a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing struggling during a plague, Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli about a noble girl dressing as a beggar boy to explore Venice in the late 1500s, Eon by Alison Goodman about a crippled girl hiding as a boy to become an apprentice, How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles about an American teen spending time with her barely known family in Israel, and Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz about a boy who becomes a spy after the death of his spy uncle.

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    Conflicting Identities

    Are you struggling with figuring out who you are? Do you feel like you are
    alone? These books show that you are not the only one who has gone through an
    identity crisis.
    Cinder
    By Marissa Meyer
    Published in 2013 by Square Fish
    Genre- science fiction
    In this re-telling of Cinderella, Cinder is a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing,
    a city being devastated by the plague.
    Daughter of Venice
    By Donna Jo Napoli
    Published in 2003 by Laurel Leaf
    Genre- historical fiction
    In the late 1500s, Donata is a young noble girl who dresses as a beggar boy
    to explore the city of Venice.
    Eon
    By Alison Goodman
    Published in 2010 by Firebird
    Genre- fantasy
    Eon is a young cripple girl hiding as a boy in order to compete for the
    honor of being the apprentice to the rat dragon eye.
    How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
    By Simone Elkeles
    Published in 2006 by Flux
    Genre- contemporary fiction
    Amy Barak is an American teen who has to spend the summer in Israel
    with a father that she barely knows and a family she has never met.
    Stormbreaker
    By Anthony Horowitz
    Published in 2006 by Puffin Books
    Genre- espionage
    Alex Rider was living a normal life until his uncle was killed and he found
    out his uncle was a spy; now he is forced to become a spy to help his country

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