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Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles

Posted by bj neary on January 18, 2009 at 8:13am
bookshelves: read, mystery, realistic-fiction, ya status: Read in January, 2009 review: Sunny is a tough teen who doesn't really miss her sister, Jazz who died in a fire at college. Jazz was a master manipulator who tortured Sunny,impressed and beguiled everyone, especially her parents. Now her mom is a zombie, crying and laying around all day. Her father is a drunk who has fled their home and Sunny is left to care for her, go to school and keep things together. All that changes on the day a yellow letter arrives from Jazz; has she risen from the dead, was she really out of town...more Sunny is a tough teen who doesn't really miss her sister, Jazz who died in a fire at college. Jazz was a master manipulator who tortured Sunny,impressed and beguiled everyone, especially her parents. Now her mom is a zombie, crying and laying around all day. Her father is a drunk who has fled their home and Sunny is left to care for her, go to school and keep things together. All that changes on the day a yellow letter arrives from Jazz; has she risen from the dead, was she really out of town during the fire? When Jazz comes home to her mother, her arms enfold her in a big hug, but Sunny and her dad are not convinced this is Jazz. Giles uses her suspenseful writing to spin a haunting tale that reluctant readers will love .
Tags: Family, Fire, relations, sisters
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