The Half Life of Molly Pierce - Softcover

Leno, Katrina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062231189 ISBN 13: 9780062231185

Publisher: Harperteen, 2016

Synopsis

A taut and visceral page-turner about one girl's unreliable memory, reminiscent of the film Memento.For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she's missed bits and pieces of her life. Her memory is perforated with holes and gaps. But then a horrible accident changes everything.Now she's starting to remember her own disturbing secrets. And bit by bit, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led--and the love that she can't let go.Both an intricately woven psychological mystery and a profound coming of age story, The Half Life of Molly Pierce is the first novel from a talented young author that Teenreads.com gave "5 out of 5 bright, beautiful stars."

About this title

Review:

"Possibly the most thrilling, suspenseful, and mysterious book of 2014 . . A must-read that should be read in book clubs worldwide. 5 out of 5 bright, beautiful stars."--Teenreads.com

"A fascinating debut . . . something original indeed. Readers will absolutely need to know the end of this unique inward-facing mystery."--ALA Booklist

"A fast-moving thriller . . . relentless."--Kirkus Reviews

"A smart, seductive page turner, deeply felt and full of surprises."--Madeleine George, author of The Difference Between You and Me

"Unfolds its careful origami slowly and hypnotically, taking on one shape after another before finally revealing itself as something stranger and more beautiful than I'd anticipated. A moving, expertly wrought story that will keep surprising you past the last page."--Bennet Madison, author of September Girls

"A Tilt-A-Whirl of a first novel, a breathtaking thrill ride that takes you in one direction and then spins you off in another, over and over, keeping you guessing with every turn of the page."--Michael Thomas Ford, author of Suicide Notes

"The race to uncover Molly's truth will keep readers turning pages."--School Library Journal

"Introduces a fierce new presence."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Author:

Katrina Leno grew up in Connecticut and spent her childhood summers by the shore in Massachusetts, where The Half Life of Molly Pierce takes place. Katrina was first published at the age of sixteen in the Connecticut Review and now holds an MFA in creative writing. This is her first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperteen
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062231189
• ISBN 13: 9780062231185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256