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Original Title:	Such a Pretty Girl
ISBN:	1416521836 (ISBN13: 9781416521839)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	United States of America New Jersey(United States)
Literary Awards:	Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)

Such a Pretty Girl

Laura Wiess

Paperback | Pages: 212 pages

Rating: 3.88 | 15133 Users | 1231 Reviews

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Although this book deals with a dark and demented issue, its style, readability, and theme of justice made it impossible for me to put down. Meredith, a 15-year-old girl, was promised nine years of protection from the government when her father was charged with molesting and raping her when she was 12 years old. Her father was sent to prison and was supposed to be locked up until Meredith was 18 and legally free from her father's guardianship. But to Meredith's horror, he is released after only three years for "good behavior." Meredith comments, "Of course he was on good behavior, there aren't any children in prison." Now that he has been released back into the public, Meredith (as well as her friends) know it is only a matter of time before her father will strike again. He is not the type of offender who wants to change - he is a pedophile who truly believes he loves children (boys and girls) and can't keep his hands off, regardless of what the law says. Meredith finds herself in an almost impossible situation: does she wait around for her father to attack a pure and innocent child, or does she offer herself as a sacrifice, hoping he can be put away for good?

This gripping story will have you not only disgusted by the degrading acts of incest, pedophilia, and child molestation, it will also have your heart enraptured in rooting for Meredith as she heroically attempts to fight for herself and all other child molestation and rape victims. This book, though a difficult subject, realistically portrays the evil that too many children encounter in our society: molestation and rape by a family member. Though this entire book could not be taught in the classroom, it is a good resource for teachers and students to read in order to have at least some sort of understanding of the horror that molestation and rape victims face and have to deal with. I think that excerpts could definitely be used in the classroom. This book could also be used to discuss the justice system's procedure in handling child sex offenders. Also, Meredith's mother turns a blind eye to Meredith's father and refuses to see that his actions were done by choice, not by mistake. This book could be used to explore the real-life cases and consequences of those who choose to turn a blind eye to the evils in society and accept the wrong done by others and the destruction it causes in a family, community, and society.

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Title	:	Such a Pretty Girl
Author	:	Laura Wiess
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 212 pages
Published	:	January 2nd 2007 by MTV Books and Pocket Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Contemporary. Sociology. Abuse. Realistic Fiction. Teen. Dark

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Ratings: 3.88 From 15133 Users | 1231 Reviews

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I was cruising around for a good YA novel when I cam across this one, ordered it on Overdrive, and surprise, surprise, discovered that I had already read it years ago. This story is about abuse, parental abdication and one girl's battle to stop the abuse by her father. I loved the magical overtones and the poetic justice of the ending. Highly recommended!

Wonderfully written story. A little pricey for being so short--I wish it was longer--but I loved the way things were described and the twist at the very end.

I am gonna keep this sort and sweet. I am a social worker. I work with childhood sexual abuse everyday with the youth I take care of. This book does a horrible job at telling the truth. The two positives I can give the book is 1) the mom's personality is pretty spot on and 2) Meridiths OCD with numbers is pretty spot on as well. I have to many bad things to complain about that I will keep them to myself and not ruin the book for others. Just know that this doesn't give the full and accurate

Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.comIn SUCH A PRETTY GIRL, Laura Wiess grabbed and held my attention from the first page to the last. New Jersey teenager Meredith was supposed to have nine years of safety from her father, so she'd be eighteen and out of the house when he was released from prison. But three years later, when Meredith is fifteen, her father gets out for good behavior. No matter what he did to Meredith and to other children before her, Meredith's mother is more than

This book is raw and painful, and although it hurt to read it, I couldn't put it down. After being sent to prison for raping his 12-year-old daughter Meredith and other children, Meredith's father is released. She was promised a sentence of nine years but he's home in three and back to the same abuse. Meredith, is now fifteen and she's losing it. The characters were all incredibly well-drawn, especially Meredith, but also the supporting characters. (I hate, hate, hate Meredith's mother.) There

I read this book about five years ago but it had quite an impact on me and has stayed with me all these years. Such a pretty girl grabbed my attention from the first page and kept it until the very end. A short read that I was able to finish in one sitting. A well written and moving novel. The many difficult subjects it covers makes it an extremely emotional read. The characters are very well developed and most are very realistic. Meredith is compelling, and her struggle so horrible yet she is a

What an amazingly heartbreaking and amazing story. These kinds of stories break my heart. As a mother, this story tore my apart. I was sicked and in such disbelief at the behavior of BOTH parents. ESPECIALLY the mother. For a mother to let her child be abused....and then bring the monster back into the house...I just can't even imagine. I really liked the ending! Justice was served, even though not soon enough, and there was as happy as an ending as the mc could get.