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| Living Dead Girl | 
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Sales Rank: 35301
Category: Book
Author: Elizabeth Scott
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Studio: Simon Pulse
Manufacturer: Simon Pulse
Label: Simon Pulse
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1416960597
EAN: 9781416960591
ASIN: 1416960597
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
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. 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.
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 A breathtaking and chilling novel. December 3, 2008
On an elementary school field trip to the aquarium, a ten-year-old girl gets abducted. She gets named "Alice," by her kidnapper Ray, and leaves behind the sweet innocent girl from 623 Daisy Lane, becoming a shell of a girl who has been both mentally and physically abused to no end, essentially making her a living dead girl.
All Alice wants is to escape from the pain she faces everyday and the only possible way she thinks she can escape is through death. Then an even more horrible thing happens - Ray asks her to find a replacement for her. Now it's her task to find another innocent girl for Ray to prey on. Could this be her release, or will Ray dispose of her just like the last Alice?
While this book is completely different then anything else Elizabeth Scott has written, it is just as remarkable. The book leaves a lasting impression on your mind as you read. Trying to imagine everything that Alice has to go through in the book is mind-boggling and it truly makes you realize how horrible people can be and how grateful people should be that they don't have to endure the same evils as Alice did. Scott's brilliant writing style shone through this dark novel, making it come alive in the reader's mind. The emotion that seeps through these pages is absolutely incredible. You'll want to scream out loud at the horrors that you encounter and cry out in frustration at the events that unfold. This is truly a haunting and unforgettable novel that everyone needs to read. It gives a one of a kind view into a world not much is known of, and one in which we all hope never to visit.
Excellent November 30, 2008
Title: Living Dead Girl
Author: Elizabeth Scott
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating: 5/5
Summary (B&N):
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. 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.
Review:
I've heard a ton of good things about this book. About this terrible, horrific story that was so wonderfully told. My review will hardly do any justice for this amazing book. I read this book in about three hours, but while reading it, I found myself stopping and finding something for me to get distracted from. This book is so painful to read, it's a book where there will definitely be breaks from. Anyone who reads this novel from cover to cover without stopping is insane. The beginning is painful, the middle is haunting and the ending is excruciating. But the story is one that was begging to get told in YA, and I'm glad Elizabeth Scott was there to tell it.
Alice is a poignant character that I couldn't help but cry out for and she just broke my heart over and over again, Alice did. But it wasn't her fault. Ray. Ray was at fault and he is the worst character ever to be created, if finely crafted, just a terrible character. I couldn't stand him. I just wanted to rip the pages over and over when he sexually abused Alice.
Brava to Elizabeth Scott. Her writing style is this story was immaculate. Her writing overall was scintillating. There would be nothing I would change in this story. With impeccable writing, faultless characters, and a distressing ending, this is one book not to be missed.
 Unforgettable November 30, 2008
Living Dead Girl was an incredible book. It's not one of my favorites but its definatly a keeper. I love the way the book is written and how it always keeps the reader in suspence until the very end.
I wouldn't reccommend this book for kids or people who get frightened easily. This book really makes you think. I truly admired the main character "Alice". She was a very strong, determined person. Reading about her and her pain was heartbreaking. But something every parent and teenager should read.
One things I didn't like about this book was the very sudden ending. I wished it said more about what happened to Alice. I also expected it to be much longer; it was more like a novella than a novel. But other than that it was a very enjoyable read and I highly recommend it.
Simply no words November 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading this I can't put into words my thoughts on this book, it's breath taking. Just read it.
gripping November 25, 2008
This book will have you wishing you could snatch this little girl out of the hell she lives in and save her, while some will find this book troubling, it is a compelling read that is almost impossable not to pick back up immediatly after taking a break.
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