Characters frequently use "f-k," and there's a graphic description of a man being killed with a hammer and a girl being violently abducted. All signs that lead Pip to believe she may be the target of a serial killer. Then there are the anonymous threatening emails ("Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?") she's getting, the dead pigeons in her yard, and mysterious chalk drawings appearing on her driveway. She's being sued for libel, the violence she's seen and experienced in the past year has left her with PTSD, and she's begun illegally buying drugs to help herself cope. Teen crime-solving podcaster Pippa Fitz-Amobi is in trouble. Parents need to know that As Good As Dead is the complex and startling conclusion to Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy. But it's a cautionary one, as readers will see that Pip knows she needs to stop (but never does in the story) and that drugs won't solve her problems.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Pip's buying Xanax and Rohypnol to ease her anxiety and help her sleep is a major storyline in the book.
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