Faceless (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780545676014)

Faceless is an emotionally gripping novel about a girl who gets a face transplant -- and has to rediscover her identity.

While on a run one day, Maisie gets into a terrible accident. A hot-burning electrical fire consumes her, destroying her face. Where her nose, cheeks, and chin used to be, now there is . . . nothing.She is lucky enough to qualify for a face transplant. But with someone else's features staring back at her in the mirror, Maisie looks -- and feels -- like a stranger. The doctors promised that the transplant was her chance to live a normal life again, but nothing feels normal anymore. Before, she knew who she was -- a regular girl who ran track and got good grades, who loved her boyfriend and her best friend. Now, she can't even recognize herself.From New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, coauthor of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, comes a gripping and gorgeously written tale of identity and love. This is a story of losing yourself, and the long, hard fight to find your way back.

Author: Alyssa Sheinmel
ISBN-10: 0545676010
ISBN-13: 9780545676014
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2015
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 177953 / Faceless


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 11/01/2015 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015