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He teaches in vermont, where he lives with his wife and two children. Buy a cheap copy of doppelganger book by david stahler jr doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder. The nameless narrator of stahler s truesight horror storymorality fable opens by announcing his most recent murderand then things start to get really dark. But even that cant stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. His other provocative works for young adults include truesight, the seer, and otherspace. Stahler made his writing debut with the novel truesight, a throughtprovoking tale strongly reminiscent of lois lowreys the giver, according to john peters of school library journal. He also has a mom, again she is a doppelganger so she has no name. When a sixteenyearold member of a race of shapeshifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpe. Stahler truesight delivers a stirring story of pain, love and loss between three generations of a family living in rural vermont. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Being the main characters mom, she has to teach the main. In order to get a human body they must kill a human and take on his or her form. Select this result to view david r stahlers phone number, address, and more.
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