Pretty Little Devils - Softcover

Holder, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159514269X ISBN 13: 9781595142696

Publisher: Razorbill, 2009

Synopsis

Watch out! These babysitters will stab you in the back.

Everything changes for Hazel Stone when she?s noticed by Sylvia, queen bee of their high school?s popular girls, the Pretty Little Devils. Sylvia invites Hazel to one of the group?s famous soirees?held at the site of one of their babysitting jobs. Hazel couldn?t be more thrilled! But what she doesn?t know is that popularity comes with a price. Some people can become jealous of a girl?s newfound status? deadly jealous. One of these babysitting babes is a killer! Hazel has to figure out which one, before they turn their backstabbing ways on her.

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About the Author

Nancy Holder has published sixty books and more than two hundred short stories. She has received four Bram Stoker awards for fiction from the Horror Writers Association, and her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. She has written or cowritten twenty Buffy and Angel projects.

Her books from Simon Pulse include the New York Times bestselling series Wicked and and her new series Crusade, both cowritten with Debbie Viguie. A graduate of the University of California at San Diego, Nancy is currently an instructor within the Stonecoast MFA Program. She lives in San Diego with her daughter, Belle, and their growing assortment of pets. Visit her new website at nancyholder.com

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up–The four Pretty Little Devils are the most popular young women in their California high school, more so even than the cheerleaders. They are also a little bit naughty; they bend the school rules and get away with it. They have a rigid code for their group, including intervening when one of their own is slipping (e.g., Ellens hairstyle is unacceptable). Hazel has worshiped the PLDs from afar and is surprised and thrilled when they invite her to join them. Soon after her initiation, however, it becomes clear that something is radically wrong when the head cheerleader–the PLDs sworn enemy–turns up dead. This fast-paced read is interlaced with chat-room conversations, blog entries, and text messages. Unfortunately, the dialogue is stilted, the characters are static and stereotypical, and the narrative seems to normalize underage drinking. The plot also fails to ring true: popular kids rarely bring a nobody into the fold. Nevertheless, the gripping suspense may attract R. L. Stine fans looking for another author. An additional purchase for libraries with extensive, well-circulating horror series collections.–Leah Krippner, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Razorbill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 159514269X
• ISBN 13: 9781595142696
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288