Language: R (77 swears 79 'f'); Mature Content: R (detailed sex, underage drinking, drug use) Violence: PG-13 (bloody death, murder-suicide)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Missing Dead Girls opens with a text accusation and a photo of a dead body that states, “Tillie Gray killed Madison Frank”. Time moves back to when 17yo Tillie moves to Willow Creek and she’s trying to find her place in this new town. For some reason that Tillie can’t comprehend, Madison befriends her and they become more than friends. Both girls have secrets that they’re keeping that could destroy their lives. Little by little, the secrets are revealed and they’ll need to decide how far they will go to keep their secrets hidden. Twisted mean girl behavior turns into deadly deception.
A very ominous ending left me with a feeling of mean girls to the core in this book. The premise is creepy and disturbing. I like the author’s notes that state how important each of us are, and our experiences are valid, and we’re all deserving of respect and love. Sienna has brown skin, Emma is white, Madison is white, Gigi is Korean American.
LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian
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