Pretty Girl-13

Liz Coley

HarperCollins, Mar 19, 2013 - Juvenile Fiction - 352 pages

A disturbing and powerful psychological thriller about a girl who must piece together the mystery of her kidnapping and abuse, Pretty Girl-13 is a haunting yet ultimately uplifting story about the healing power of courage, hope, and love.

Angie Chapman was thirteen years old when she ventured into the woods on a Girl Scout camping trip. Now she's returned home...only to find that it's three years later and she's sixteen—or at least that's what everyone tells her. What happened to the last three years of her life?

With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her lost time. She eventually discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: What do you do when you remember things you wish you could forget?

Perfect for fans of books like Elizabeth Scott's Living Dead Girl and Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces.

About the author

Liz Coley's short fiction has appeared in Cosmos magazine and speculative fiction anthologies. Her passions beyond reading and writing include singing, photography, and baking. She plays competitive tennis locally in Ohio to keep herself fit and humble.With a background in science, Liz follows her interest in understanding "the way we work" down many interesting roads. Pretty Girl-13's journey into the perilous world of dissociative identity disorder is one of them.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pretty Girl-13
• Author: Liz Coley
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2013
• ISBN: 0062127373, 9780062127372
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse