![]() Gorgeously written, breathlessly page-turning and sprinkled with moments of unexpected humor, this harrowing debut is perfect for readers of Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me and Nova Ren Suma's The Walls Around Us, as well as for fans of Orange is the New Black. Story: Based on the classic Grimm Brothers tale The Handless Maiden, and Stephanie Oakes novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, and adapted and updated by. But when an FBI detective approaches her about making a deal, Minnow sees she can have the freedom she always dreamed of-if she's willing to part with the terrible secrets of her past. As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. ![]() Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something-but she's not talking. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. Her debut novel, THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY (Dial/Penguin, June 9, 2015), about a girl who escapes from a religious commune only to find herself at the center of a murder investigation, is based on the Grimm fairy tale, 'The Handless Maiden. The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. Stephanie Oakes is a teacher and YA author from Washington State. ![]() ![]() **THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SACRED LIES, NOW STREAMING ON FACEBOOK WATCH** A Morris Award finalist and Golden Kite Honor Book A hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith-and the power of having faith in yourself. ![]()
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