I'm Not Who You Think I Am
{{Short description|Book by Peg Kehret}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox book |
| name = I'm Not Who You Think I Am
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| image = I'mnwytia.jpg
| caption = Paperback edition cover
| author = Peg Kehret
| illustrator = ?
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series =
| genre = Young adult novel
| publisher = Dutton Juvenile
| release_date = April 1, 1999
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| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
| pages = 154 pp
| isbn = 0-525-46153-1
| congress= PZ7.K2518 Iae 1999
| oclc= 39727785
| preceded_by = The Blizzard Disaster (Frightmares Series) (1998)
| followed_by = Shelter Dogs (1999)
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I'm Not Who You Think I Am is an American novel for young adults by Peg Kehret, published in 1999.
Plot
Thirteen-year-old Ginger becomes the target of a disturbed lady who believes that Ginger is her daughter. Ginger becomes distressed when the woman, Joyce, begins to stalk her. Joyce uses the help of her brother-in-law, while Ginger's parents are out of town, to speak to Ginger and convince Ginger to go with Joyce.{{Cite web |title=a book review by Beth Kanell: I Am Not Who You Think I Am: A Novel |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/i-am-not-who |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.nyjournalofbooks.com}}
Reception
Kirkus Reviews finds "While the story reads like a thriller, the character development and moral dilemmas add depth and substance."{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/peg-kehret/im-not-who-you-think-i-am/ |website=www.kirkusreviews.com |title=I'm Not Who You Think I Am |date=1 February 1999 |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=21 June 2015 }} while Publishers Weekly says "Thriller buffs may be disappointed by the thin characterizations and contrivances, ... most readers will want to stick around long enough to see how she escapes Joyce's clutches."{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-525-46153-1 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |title=I'm Not Who You Think I Am |publisher=PWxyz LLC |accessdate=21 June 2015 }}
References
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Category:American young adult novels
Category:Dutton Children's Books books
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