Alex goes to sleep on a cold December night in South London; when he wakes up, it's June, and he is in North England. Looking in the mirror, he discovers that he no longer looks like himself. Going downstairs in a strange house, the family seems to recognize him, only they're calling him Flip (short for Phillip). Alex tries to find out what has happened, how he ended up in Flip's body and what has happened to his body and his family. Along the way, Alex meets new people, tries to deal with Flip's various friends and girlfriends, attempts to follow Flip's pattern of life and struggles to piece together what exactly has happened.
While their are some benefits to being Flip - he's popular, he's athletic, he has several girlfriends - Alex misses his family, and his own life. The risks Alex takes, the revelations about Alex's body and family and the struggle to be Flip, makes this a page-turner.
Recommended.
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