Review
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Faceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic
questions and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and
appearance. I'm sure I'll reread it many times, as I do with my
favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel,
and Alyssa Sheinmel's writing is so true, her characters so real,
that they live on long after the last page is turned. -- New York
Times bestselling author Luanne Rice
[Sheinmel's] depiction of a disfigured adolescent girl,already
searching for herself and now suddenly forced to accept this
newenormity, is compelling...absorbing. -- Kirkus Reviews
Fascinating... Maisie's struggle is certainly one that not many
teens will have to face, but teens will identify with her
struggle to accept that her old life is gone forever. The anger
and grief that she feels is palpable and vividly expressed. Fans
of R. J.Palacio's Wonder will also enjoy thisbook and relate to
its similar theme about how phpalpableysical appearance does
notdefine who you really are. -- VOYA
A fascinating human portrait of a unique medical procedure,this
work paints a complex picture of a young life impacted by a
mammoth change. Maisie is a deeply sympathetic and human
character despite the outrageous circumstances....Give this to
fans of Trisha Leaver's The Secrets We Keep and other
readersready for an all-too-gritty piece of realistic fiction. --
School Library Journal
Compelling...Maisie's emotional torment is authentically
conveyed. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Sheinmel's prose is accessible to a wide range of readers who,
for whatever reason, find themselves struggling with
differences. A touching reminder that real change is rarely skin
deep. -- Booklist Online
"Faceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic questions
and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and
appearance. I'm sure I'll reread it many times, as I do with my
favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel,
and Alyssa Sheinmel's writing is so true, her characters so real,
that they live on long after the last page is turned." -- New
York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice
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About the Author
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Alyssa Sheinmel is the bestselling author of several novels for
young adults including A Danger to Herself and Others and R.I.P.
Eliza Hart. She is the co-author of the New York Times
bestselling novel The Haunting of Sunshine Girl. Follow Alyssa
on Instagram @alyssasheinmel and Twitter @AlyssaSheinmel, or
visit her online at alyssasheinmel.com.
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If Chirag were here, he'd probably make a meticulous
list of pros and cons, as though there is a correct and incorrect
answer, like this decision is as straightforward as a math
problem.I bite my chapped lips and try to imagine the answer we'd
find at the end of his list.Surely we'd conclude that spending
the rest of my life with someone else's face is better than
spending it with no face at all.So I tell them yes.
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