Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott - NO

Scott, Elizabeth Living Dead Girl 176 pgs. Hyperion

Language PG, Sexual Content~R Violence~R

HS PUBLIC

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.

The girl named Alice is a prisoner. All she knows is that she is there to please him, except he keeps telling her that she is getting to old and will need to find him a replacement. Elizabeth Scott has written a gripping but disturbing novel about a girl who was kidnapped and then kept by a pedophile as his ‘little girl.’ As she gets to mature for him, he asks her to scope out a new ‘Alice’ for him which she does at a local park.

There are frequent sexual passages that while not extremely graphic, are very disturbing due to the pedophilic nature. The main character also has sex with a teenage boy in the park. While I enjoy Scott’s ability to tell a story and keep the reader interested, this is one for the public libraries, and even then only to be recommended with caution and a disclaimer.
Allison Madsen~Youth Services Librarian-SJO Public Librarian