Later, he stumbles upon something that will change his life. Eventually, the second duplicate turns on Angela and the original David, and he has to find a way to stop him. The new duplicate is a less-than-perfect reproduction, being a copy of a copy, and has goals and desires that differ from the original David. David ends up having to go to his grandmothers birthday after he loses a coin toss to the duplicate.ĭavid's real problems begin when the Duplicate uses the device to create a clone of himself. His plan backfires because the Duplicate believes himself to be the original, and refuses to take orders. After testing the device on his pet fish, David makes a clone of himself so that he could go on a date with his crush, Angela, while his clone attends his grandmother's birthday. The main character, David, finds a device at the beach that can duplicate any living organism. The antique dollhouse Vicky's parents buy for her tenth birthday-instead of the hoped-for ten-speed bike-distresses her even more when she finds herself inside it, the prisoner and intended slave of the contentious doll family whose nasty dispositions she herself has programmed in her unhappy play sessions. The Duplicate, published in 1988, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by William Sleator. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article does not cite any references or sources.
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