Name: Freaky Green Eyes
ISBN: 9780064473484

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Fractured Perspective

A tense story of family upheaval, told through a teenager’s uneasy divide between denial and instinct.

Come here for

A psychological thriller rooted in a family coming apart
The pull between what Franky hopes and what she knows

Expect

A close focus on Franky’s shifting understanding
An unsettling question at the story’s center

Book Details

Authors: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: February 15, 2005
Format: Paperback
Theme: YA Psychological Thrillers · Runaway Stories
Reading lane: YA Psychological Thrillers

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Publisher Categories

Coming of Age
YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
Contemporary YA Fantasy
Dark YA Fantasy

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Depression for Teens
Mental Illness for Teens
Abuse & Trauma for Teens
Finding Your Footing

About This Book

"Later, I would think of it as crossing over. From a known territory into an unknown. From a place where people know you to a place where people only think they know you." Sometimes Franky Pierson has a hard time dealing with life. Like when her parents separate and her mother vanishes, Franky wants to believe that her mom has simply pulled a disappearing act. Yet deep within herself, a secret part of her she calls Freaky Green Eyes knows that something is terribly wrong. An...

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"Later, I would think of it as crossing over. From a known territory into an unknown. From a place where people know you to a place where people only think they know you." Sometimes Franky Pierson has a hard time dealing with life. Like when her parents separate and her mother vanishes, Franky wants to believe that her mom has simply pulled a disappearing act. Yet deep within herself, a secret part of her she calls Freaky Green Eyes knows that something is terribly wrong. And only Freaky can open Franky's eyes to the truth.