Lessons from a Dead Girl

By Knowles, Jo

Publishers Summary:
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.

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ISBN
978-0-76363-279-3
Publisher
Candlewick


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2007

Gr 8-Up Laine, 16, has never fully understood why beautiful, popular Leah Green chose her as a best friend that day during fifth-grade recess. Quiet and plain, Laine feels awkward and unwanted in Leah's social circle, and the intense and often-manipulative way that Leah approaches their friendship makes her even more uncomfortable. But Leah is charming and persuasive, and when she pulls Laine into a closet one day to "practice" the sexual behavior that she says they'll one day use wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Leah Greene, Laine's best friend since fifth grade, molested and manipulated her for years until Laine broke off their friendship and Lea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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