Lessons from a Dead Girl
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse
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Jo Knowles
An unflinching story of a troubled friendship -- and one girl’s struggle to come to terms with secrets and shame and find her own power to heal (age 14 and up).Leah Greene is dead. For Laine, knowing what really happened and the awful feeling that she is, in some way, responsible set her on a journey of painful self-discovery. Yes, she wished for this. She hated Leah that much. Hated her for all the times in the closet, when Leah made her do those things. They were just practicing, Leah said. But why did Leah choose her? Was she special, or just easy to control? And why didn’t Laine make it stop sooner? In the aftermath of the tragedy, Laine is left to explore the devastating lessons Leah taught her, find some meaning in them, and decide whether she can forgive Leah and, ultimately, herself.
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Author
Jo Knowles
Pages
224
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published Date
2012-06-26
ISBN
0763660027 9780763660024
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"Really bummed about this one as I’ve really loved others from this author; I guess this just wasn’t the story for me. I commend Knowles for tackling such a heavy subject but it really just didn’t have enough of a resolution for me. I can see why this may be important for some people. However, if I’m to enjoy something with such a heavy subject matter, I need something to come from it (i.e. obvious push back to the negative actions, consequences, the affected character to find peace, etc.) and since we get none of that I found it really hard to have a good experience. I understand that in ‘real life’ some stories wrap up this way, but I read for escapism, not to feel even worse about the world than I already do."
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Cailin Zoltak