Sam and Derek, Derek and Sam

By Michael Levin

Could you make it on the streets as a runaway? Sam is a rich kid about to enter prep school. Derek is a scam artist and a teenaged runaway on the streets. When Sam and Derek meet, they can't believe their eyes--their practically twins! The two decide to change places. Derek has to struggle with grades, teachers, and snotty classmates. Sam has to deal with gamblers, schemers, and crooks. Both boys are totally out of place and out of control. But it's enough adventure to last two lifetimes!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425160416
• ISBN13: 9780425160411
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 11

Customer Reviews

Sam and Derek,Derek and Sam

I recommend this book for people to read because I thought it was a great book to read. I liked reading this book because of the interesting things that happened. This book was about two boys named Derek and Sam, who meet each other at a bus station in New York City. The thing that was the most exciting was that both boys looked exaclty alike and they have never met each other in the whole entire life. They thought it would be fun to switch lives. Sam was going to get on a bus to get to his new prep school and Derek was getting on a bus to go to Las Vegas. Both boys switched bus tickets and were off to their new lives for now on. I liked reading this book because it was fun to read. It was interesting to read because I found some funny things in it. My favorite part of the book was when both boys switched their bus tickets to go live the other ones life. I learned that even though Sam didnt know anything about Derek's life or Derek not knowing anything about Sam's life, that they were able to find out how they lived. Sam found out how Derek lived on the road and Derek learned how hard it was for Sam to live his life in prep school. I liked reading this book becasue i found it fun to read.