Me Two

by Mary C. Ryan

Oh-oh, something's wrong!

Wilf needs a miracle to pull his science grade up and he thinks he's found it. OceanPups, a project that shows you how to "raise your very own tiny sea creatures," according to the ad, is bound to earn him an A. But nothing gives him a clue that experiments can sometimes go haywire. . .

For some crazy reason, Wilf creates an exact duplicate of himself! Losing no time in taking advantage of the situation, he sends his "twin" to school in his place, dumps his homework on him, and even sends him on a date with creepy Heather. Can Wilf get away with this outrageous hoax? Well he does until he discovers that it's he who may disappear and be replaced by Wilf Two!

Genres: Childrens

179 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Mary Ryan]

I wrote it, so of course I loved it!

[Holly Ristau · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book in contention for the Maud Hart Lovelace book award during the 1995-6 school year. This was my response at that time: A boy accidentally clones himself. Funnier and easier to read than "The Duplicate."

[Brian Spath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably the most important sci-fi young adult exploration of existential crises the world has ever known.

[Brimate · Rating 4 out of 5]

what would you do if you had a twin/clone that could go to school in your place?

a great childhood read about a guy who grows a twin and makes the twin go to school for him.

at some point in high school i had a class with someone (who happened to have the same birthday) and we discovered we had both read this book when we were younger.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will creates an exact duplicate of himself while working on a science project, but having a twin isn't all fun and games. Great. Wonderful read-aloud.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years.