DEAD GIRLS DON'T WRITE LETTERS

Gail Giles, . . Simon Pulse, $6.99 (126pp) ISBN 978-0-689-86624-1

Sunny is stunned to receive a letter from her sister, Jazz, who was supposedly killed in an apartment fire. But the girl who soon arrives on her family's doorstep is definitely not Jazz. PW wrote, "Unraveling the mystery of this girl's identity keeps the pages turning, but the novel's strength lies in the convincing interactions between Sunny, her parents and the imposter." Ages 12-up. (Sept.)

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