Dominik Mikulaschek: The headmaster is a doppelganger, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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In **"The Headmaster Is a Doppelganger"** a normal Monday morning at **Regelberg Elementary School** suddenly feels like the beginning of a secret operation. The hallway still smells of freshly mopped floors and sharpened pencils-but something is off. Right by the entrance, where the usual "No laughing outside recess" sign used to hang, there's now a huge gray poster stamped like an official document: **IDENTITY QUIET - If you have doubts, fill out Form D-OPP.** That's when Milo Mertens feels the familiar tingling in his fingertips-his personal warning system that something weird is about to happen.

Milo isn't alone. **Fina Fuchs**, the sharpest observer in fourth grade, immediately pulls out her notebook and sketches the new sign with the precision of a young secret agent. And then there's **Turbo Tan**, the chaos magnet of the trio, who tries to eat a jam sandwich without setting off the brand-new device above the door. *Beep!* The **identity scanner** flashes purple, an announcement crackles through the hallway, and Turbo freezes mid-bite as a robotic voice declares: **"Unauthorized crumb identity detected!"** Suddenly, Turbo is only ninety-seven percent sure he's actually himself.

But the real shock arrives when the double doors to the headmaster's office swing open. The headmaster steps into the corridor-except he doesn't feel like the headmaster the kids know. He's wearing spotless **white gloves**, his glasses have **zero fingerprints**, and instead of his usual strict but human scolding, he speaks like a perfectly programmed machine. He calls the students "units." He instructs them to "exist quietly." When Turbo tries his ultimate adult test ("Say: *lunchbox!*"), the headmaster answers in cold protocol language: **"Energy intake is permitted only during the designated window."** Milo's stomach drops. Fina makes a note. Something isn't just strange-it's calculated.

As if that isn't enough, **Inspector Order** appears with a new sign and staples it right next to the teachers' lounge: **THE HEADMASTER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.** The message is clear: the school is changing, and it's changing fast. The rules aren't just getting stricter-they're getting *creepier*. Forms. Scanners. Announcements. Stamps. Everything feels like a giant system built to control every move, every word, and maybe even every thought.

That's when Milo, Fina, and Turbo launch their own **secret counter-mission**. They start watching the headmaster's behavior, collecting clues, testing his reactions, and searching for the tiny cracks in the "perfect" new order. Is he really a **doppelganger**? If so, where is the real headmaster-and who is behind the mysterious new "identity" program spreading through Regelberg like a silent virus?

**"The Headmaster Is a Doppelganger"** is a **funny children's book for ages 8 and up** packed with **agent vibes**, school chaos, and a thrilling mystery that pulls readers in from the first page. With short chapters, fast pacing, and a lovable trio of kid investigators, it's a mix of **school adventure**, **detective story**, and **spy comedy**-perfect for fans of funny kids' books, secret missions, quirky rules, and stories about friendship and teamwork. Ideal for reading alone or as a read-aloud, it delivers laughs, suspense, and one big question that won't let you go: **Who is the headmaster... really?**