Bad Girls Don't Die
by Katie Alender

    BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE by Katie Alender
    Category:  Paranormal
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  4/21/09
    Publisher:  Hyperion
    Reviewed by:  Amber Gibson
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Alexis might not be perfectly well-adjusted to high school life, but she finds her niche as an outspoken pink-haired
    smart-aleck quite satisfying, thank you very much.

    Her four-person family is far from perfect, but they have always managed to get by, in their spooky architectural
    jumble of a house. Alexis' mother spends more time at work than at home, but so do millions of other moms across
    America. Kasey, her doll-obsessed little sister, is sometimes too passive for her own good, but hopefully the doll-
    collecting is something she will grow out of. As for her father, they aren't exactly close, but he could be worse.

    One night, after a family argument leaves Kasey in tears, Alexis comes to the rescue in the role of comforting big
    sister. Kasey requests a story, so Alexis soothes her with a made-up story off the top of her head. Since it is for her
    baby sister, the story revolves around a little girl and her doll, Kasey's favorite topic. Naturally, Alexis doesn't think
    much of the story, though come to think of it, it is a bit strange at how smoothly the spontaneous story rolls off her
    tongue.

    However, shortly after Alexis' tale, Kasey starts behaving weirdly. More strangely than normal anyhow. It starts
    small, with her eyes sometimes changing color from blue to green and using old-fashioned language, like "oughtn't."
    At first, Alexis tries to brush away her foreboding feelings, deeming the odd vibes she is getting from Kasey as a
    figment of her imagination, nothing serious.

    When mysterious lights appear in the middle of the night, doors close themselves, and the air conditioner goes
    haywire to the point where Alexis can see her breath in the house, she knows it is no overactive imagination. She has
    no idea what exactly is going on, but something weird is happening in their house, and much as she hates to admit it,
    Kasey has something to do with it.

    Events spiral rapidly out of control, as midnight wanderings progress to thievery and even attempted murder. Alexis
    has no idea who to turn to – does anyone even believe in the supernatural anymore? People might just lock Kasey
    up as schizophrenic, but Alexis knows better. Her little sister is not crazy.  Kasey is possessed.

    Katie Alender's BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE is a haunting tale of one town's murderous history and a ghost that wants
    revenge.