Impostor

September 2, 2013
Teenage Tessa is a âvariant,â meaning sheâs a mutant with special powersâin her case, the ability to take on the appearance of anyone she touches. Rejected by her mother for her âfreakishâ ability, she is now a member of a secret government agency that sends her to impersonate Madisonâthe victim of a serial killerâin order to crack the case. Narrator Emily Rankin proves perfect for the role of Tessa, conveying the characterâs conflicted feelings: the desire to do a good job on her first assignment, the fear of being the killerâs next victim, and, most of all, a yearning to remain Madison, basking in the love of the girlâs unsuspecting parents. Rankin makes Tessa an authentic, sympathetic character whom listeners will root for and relate to. She differentiates the other characters well, deepening her voice for the male characters and changing her tone for the various female onesâconveying all the charactersâ emotions believably. Ages 12âup. A Razorbill hardcover.