Lessons from a Dead Girl

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.

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 10/09/2007
ISBN: 9780763632793
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.34w x 0.82d
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2007 pg. 1050
Publishers Weekly 12/03/2007 pg. 72
School Library Journal 12/01/2007 pg. 132
Booklist 12/01/2007 pg. 34
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2008 pg. 215
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2008 pg. 526 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 120160 / Lessons from a Dead Girl
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 6