Double Vision (Paperback)

Novel

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Double Vision (Library Binding)

Novel

Set in a backdrop of youthful idealism, Double Vision offers 'his' and 'hers' perspectives on a high school romance. In alternating chapters, the protagonists, Palmer Gibbs and Garrett Murdy, narrate the story of their senior years. Palmer, a gifted musician, meets the man of her dreams, Garrett, a talented baseball player. Neither could possibly have anticipated the accidents that brought the two of them together, nor that either could ever have befriended, let alone loved, someone so completely opposite. As the fates draw their very different worlds together, 'true love' becomes inevitable, but somehow impossible.

Two factors make Double Vision invaluable for the high school classroom. First, having two narrators tell the same story provides readers with the opportunity to study the importance of perspective and viewpoint on 'fact.' Can the 'truth' about any situation ever be known based on the accounts of the participants? Can anyone trust his or her judgment when emotions are involved? Only the reader can decide. Second, the story is so close to the experience of high school kids; it is based on numerous interviews is the high school students who think that they have experience 'true love.' Strangely, all romances seem to begin and end with common threads, even if circumstances or venues are far apart. The story is so compelling that it generates real enthusiasm and a great deal of debate.

Double Vision is a necessity for every Theory of Knowledge [International Baccalaureate] and psychology student. The book stands as a perfect complement to any classroom discussion of emotion and perception. Additionally, English teachers wishing to supplement the classics with modern fiction will be well served by this novel. The whimsical nature of fate, the fleeting pursuit of maturity, and the unforeseen consequences of actions are motifs that run throughout the novel. If the English teacher's mission is to make students life-long lovers of reading, this page-turner will go a long way toward facilitating the goal.