The Life and Deaths of Frankie D. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459747586)

A fantastical novel from award-winning author Colleen Nelson, about a hundred-year-old side show and a girl with no past.

Frankie doesn't trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them.

Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl's world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she's awake makes Frankie wonder what's real and what's in her head.

As Frankie's and Alligator Girl's stories unfold, Frankie's life takes a sharp turn. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?

Author: Colleen Nelson
ISBN-10: 1459747585
ISBN-13: 9781459747586
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 126
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2021