Rice, Luanne,

Pretend she's here / Pretend she is here. Luanne Rice. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic , c2019. - 337 pages ; 22 cm.

Fifteen-year-old Emily has six siblings, but she was also close to her best friend, Lizzie Porter, who died nearly a year ago, and she is still grieving; but Lizzie's family are also grieving, so much so, that they use Lizzie's younger sister, Chloe, as a lure and kidnap Emily, forcing her to dress, talk, and act like Lizzie, and threatening to go after Emily's family if she does not become the replacement for the daughter they lost--and Emily is caught between fear for herself and her family, and concern for Chloe, who she sees is also a victim of Mrs. Porter's madness.

ISBN: 9781338538694 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2018035371

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children
Bereavement
Kidnapping
Identity
Grief
Mental illness
Sisters
Family life