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mistaken identity

Books about mistaken identity for readers of all ages.

Cover of Changing Places

Changing Places

Narinder Dhami

Ages 8–12mistaken identityfriendship

Cover of The Prince and the Snowgirl

The Prince and the Snowgirl

Simon Cheshire

Ages 8–12identitymistaken identity

Cover of The prince and the pauper

The prince and the pauper

Marianna Mayer

Ages 7–12mistaken identityempathy

Cover of Disney's The Prince and the Pauper

Disney's The Prince and the Pauper

Fran Manushkin

Ages 5–10mistaken identityfriendship

Cover of The dog who thought he was Santa

The dog who thought he was Santa

Wallace, Bill

Ages 8–12familyholiday magic

Cover of Plays (Love's Labours Lost / Much Ado About Nothing)

Plays (Love's Labours Lost / Much Ado About Nothing)

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18lovefriendship

Cover of Hippo! No, rhino

Hippo! No, rhino

Jeff Newman

Ages 3–7mistaken identityhumor

Cover of The Mystery Bear

The Mystery Bear

Leone Adelson

Ages 4–8mistaken identitypurim celebration

Cover of Disney's The prince and the pauper

Disney's The prince and the pauper

Walt Disney

Ages 4–9mistaken identityempathy

Cover of Prince and the Pauper

Prince and the Pauper

Joanne Suter, Mark Twain

Ages 8–13identityempathy

Cover of The Blue Door

The Blue Door

David McPhail

Ages 3–7friendshipcuriosity

Cover of The case of the case of mistaken identity

The case of the case of mistaken identity

Mac Barnett

Ages 8–12mistaken identityhumor

Cover of Cherokee sister

Cherokee sister

Debbie Dadey

Ages 9–14cultural identityresilience

Cover of Trading faces

Trading faces

Julia DeVillers

Ages 8–13mistaken identityfriendship

Cover of Broken Hearts, Fences and Other Things to Mend

Broken Hearts, Fences and Other Things to Mend

Katie Finn

Ages 11–15friendshipmistaken identity

Cover of Fake Boyfriend

Fake Boyfriend

Kate Brian

Ages 12–16honestymistaken identity

Cover of Dream-maker's Magic

Dream-maker's Magic

Sharon Shinn

Ages 9–13magicself-discovery

Cover of Egg & spoon

Egg & spoon

Gregory Maguire

Ages 12–16mistaken identityself-discovery

Cover of The Fugitive from Corinth

The Fugitive from Corinth

Caroline Lawrence

Ages 9–14mistaken identitybrothers

Cover of Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18mistaken identityself-discovery

Cover of The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

William Shakespeare

Ages 10–18identityfamily

Cover of The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

William Shakespeare

Ages 10–18familyidentity

Cover of The Prince

The Prince

Mercer Mayer, Erica Farber

Ages 4–8mistaken identityadventure

Cover of The Prince

The Prince

Mercer Mayer, Erica Farber

Ages 4–8mistaken identityadventure