Exchanging Places is composed by Claudia Mills and published by Farrar, Stgraus and Giroux Amy and Todd Davidson discover that things in life seldom turn out impeccably and that labels don't always fit. Amy and Todd are congenial twins who get along as well as some other sibling or sister with the exception of they share the same birthday and the same classroom. This is where the similarity stops. Amy is the writer, sentimental and a book lover while Todd is the specialist, super coordinated and an over achiever.

As the twins start their Mini-Society school project things get turned over at home. The twins' dad loses his designing employment and their mom takes some work at the neighborhood make store. The dad becomes depressed and hangs around the house in his pajamas day in and day out. This turns out to be an embarrassing situation for Amy when her best friends return home with her after school one day. Figuring out how to adapt to change becomes an everyday encounter.

Through the exchanging view points of Amy and Todd, Trading Places shows how acknowledgment of contemporary roles can receptive outlooks to change let's trade places. Claudia Mills has slyly expounded on a typical issue for some families in the present evolving economy. Her easy going prose presents a realistic solution to a tough spot in words for the "tween" years. The crucial message is about what change means for everybody in the family, even Wiggles the canine.

Amy and Todd discover that change can be great and they discover that opportunities in life spring up when you least expect them as well. This story has every one of the characters that you would hope to track down in a customary classroom. The super shy young lady without any friends, the clumsy youngster who is a mobile mishap, the class show off and several more. This is an eye catching read for center graders.