Living Dead Girl
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · September 8, 2009
Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared.
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- Who it’s for
- A stark, unsettling story of captivity keeps its focus on Alice’s fear and longing.
- Themes
- Kidnapping and captivity, Abuse and powerlessness, Death and despair
- Genres
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Surviving Sexual Abuse, YA Horror
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Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was. When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends -- her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over. Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but he speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she longs for.
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She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her. This is Alice's story. It is one you have never heard, and one you will never, ever forget.
Unflinching Tension
A stark, unsettling story of captivity keeps its focus on Alice’s fear and longing.
Come here for
- Psychological tension rooted in a child’s stolen freedom
- A close, painful focus on Alice’s experience
Expect
- An unflinching, frightening narrative
- A sustained encounter with fear, endurance, and danger
Where it sits
| YA Horror | 46% |
|---|---|
| Surviving Sexual Abuse | 43% |
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Violence & Trauma
- Authors
- Elizabeth Scott
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- September 8, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Kidnapping and captivity · Abuse and powerlessness · Death and despair
- Reading lane
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens