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A review by kdorfman
Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles
3.0
One day Sunny receives a letter from her recently deceased sister Jazz. The letter is written with Jazz's handwriting and on her traditional yellow paper. Sunny is confused but decides to tell her overly medicated depressed mother and alcoholic father. When Jazz arrives however they soon discover this is not the real Jazz. Sunny and her father are on the case but when the flood gates open Sunny discovers things are especially not what they seem.
This story had an interesting premise and I think that young adults will really like it because it is familiar. Lots of young people feel like they are shadowed by a sibling and cannot live up to expectations their parents have provided them with. Sunny has always been the problem child, the hateful one conceived in a time of turmoil. The need to care for self-destructive parents can also seem familiar to a lot of people who have dealt with similar situations.
This story is pretty straightforward until the end when we start second guessing what Sunny has told us and what really happened. Readers can take this a number of ways either following Sunny's story line or questioning her own stability.
I think that this book is great for YA readers because of the topics expressed. Several young people may feel like they are in their siblings shadow or are not loved by their parents. Several young people have difficult family lives where they have to act more like an adult. Also the story is short which can be very attractive. The story also has a good pace and will keep readers interested in what will happen next. The only thing that may frustrate people is the ending since it does not allow for closure.
This story had an interesting premise and I think that young adults will really like it because it is familiar. Lots of young people feel like they are shadowed by a sibling and cannot live up to expectations their parents have provided them with. Sunny has always been the problem child, the hateful one conceived in a time of turmoil. The need to care for self-destructive parents can also seem familiar to a lot of people who have dealt with similar situations.
This story is pretty straightforward until the end when we start second guessing what Sunny has told us and what really happened. Readers can take this a number of ways either following Sunny's story line or questioning her own stability.
I think that this book is great for YA readers because of the topics expressed. Several young people may feel like they are in their siblings shadow or are not loved by their parents. Several young people have difficult family lives where they have to act more like an adult. Also the story is short which can be very attractive. The story also has a good pace and will keep readers interested in what will happen next. The only thing that may frustrate people is the ending since it does not allow for closure.