Seventeen-year old Frankie doesn’t trust easily. Not others, and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is, or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival sideshow, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them.
Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl’s world, and the secrets that kept the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head.
As Frankie’s and Alligator Girl’s stories unfold, Frankie’s life takes a sharp twist. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma, or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?
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Rating: 2 Stars
My Review: I was full on loving this book early on. A girl with lizard skin who was goth and had no memory of her past. Sign me up!! But as the story got started I lost interest. That initial love of the first few pages started being lost in the tale of her going through school etc. I just starting losing interest in the story and started not charing about the characters plight. I think that even though with what I read that this would be better suited to those reading high middle grade and lower young adult as well as those who don't mind stories that are slower and more life heavy vs. story.
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Nelson has crafted a magical realism story that will keep readers wondering until the end ... Readers who like mysteries and a little bit of magic will enjoy this one.-- "School Library Journal"
The Life and Deaths of Frankie D. is a powerful, genuinely creepy novel rooted in well-developed characters and vivid imaginative leeps ... an immersive and utterly pleasurable read.-- "Quill & Quire"
Readers who zero in on Frankie will likely find her memorable long after all the rest has faded.-- "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
Full of ancient Egyptian curses, time travel, and high school mean girls, The Life and Deaths of Frankie D. is an intriguing puzzle box of a mystery as well as a powerful statement about human connection and empathy. Highly Recommended.-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"
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