Freaky Green Eyes

by Joyce Carol Oates

Description

HarperTeen, 2003. hardcover. Used - Good. A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight.

Book summary

Franky Pierson was almost raped shortly after she turned 14. In order to help herself deal with the trauma, she created an alter ego known as "Freaky Green Eyes," a quick-thinking persona whose strength she believes helped her escape from her attacker. This persona also helps her deal with her parents' separation and her subsequent decision to live with her sports-broadcaster father (an ex-football player) and shut down her relationship with her artist mother. However, when her mother mysteriously disappears and is later found murdered, Franky begins to realize that her father's personality has some very dark aspects--and that he might even be responsible for her mother's death. Joyce Carol Oates's novel is reminiscent of the events in the O.J. Simpson case. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2003 by Publishers Weekly.