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Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl
By Blythe, Carolita
- ISBN
- 978-0-375-99081-6 978-0-385-74286-3
- Publisher
- Delacorte
REVIEWS
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Older Fiction
Abused fourteen-year-old Faye hates her Brooklyn Catholic school. After she and her friends violently rob an elde...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on June 1, 2013
The opening scenes, in which Faye reluctantly participates in the burglary of an elderly Brooklyn woman’s apartment, are attention grabbing. Faye comes across as an engaging, complex character—a girl with a good heart but a lot of anger and confusion, too. When Evelyn, the elderly woman, is inadvertently harmed during the break-in, the girls flee, but Faye’s guilt ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
