Doing the Double

by Alan Durant

Published 26 November 2004
Dale and Joe are twins, and they are both great football players. That's no surprise - their dad is the football legend Nicky Green. They've always laughed about doing the double - pretending to be each other for a day. Just for a joke. When Dale gets himself injured, he wants Joe to do the double for real. Otherwise Dale will get thrown out of the team. Can Joe refuse his twin?

Republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, unpatronising story that is relevant to their interests and concerns, but who don't want to read a longer novel. With a length of only 6,000 words, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.

Twins Dale and Joe are the sons of fallen football ace Nicky Green. They have always joked about swapping their identities for a day, but suddenly everything changes - and now it's serious. Dale wants Joe to do the double and take his place on the football pitch. Joe isn't even sure he wants to help, but how can he refuse his twin?

In the same style as the Shades 2.0 series, this book tells a fast-paced story but is much shorter than the Shades, allowing for less-able readers to still experience the gripping story but with much simpler language and a larger font. The excitement of the Shades series is still there in these shortened versions of the dramatic, enticing stories.