Lessons from a Dead Girl

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An unflinching story of a troubled friendship and one girls 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 didnt 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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Jo Knowlesis the author of several acclaimed young adult novels includingRead Between the Lines, See You at Harry's, andJumping Off Swings. She is the recipient of the 2005 PEN New England Childrens Book Discovery Award. Jo Knowles lives in Vermont.