2011 ABNA Quarterfinalist
Watch Me Disappear
by Diane Vanaskie Mulligan
Lizzie Richards isn’t excited to be starting over at a new school for her senior year, but she’s trying to take her mother’s advice and make the most of it–the only way she can: By disobeying her strict parents’ rules.
Lizzie’s father has moved the family around every few years to advance his career, so she has never had a chance to develop the kind of “BFF” relationships she thinks most kids have. She’s bracing herself for another lonely year at her third high school when her neighbor Maura gets sick of watching her little brother when she could be partying.
Thanks to Maura’s plotting, Lizzie becomes everyone’s new favorite babysitter. Seeing her opportunity, Lizzie decides to break her mother’s rules by using Maura’s computer to create a secret Email address and Facebook account. She is quickly friended by Missy, a fellow transfer student as eager for a friend as she is.
Things are looking up for Lizzie until Maura’s ex-boyfriend Paul sets his eye on Missy. Caught between her new best friend and the neighbor whose friendship promises instant popularity, Lizzie doesn’t know what to do–because she’s fallen for Paul, too.
“WATCH ME DISAPPEAR is an awesome read, both for YA readers and adults.” – Amazon Reader Review
“I found myself quickly absorbed into the life of the main character, Lizzie, and the trials and tribulations of being 17-years-old and trying to adjust to a new life after having moved to Massachusetts the summer before her senior year of high school.” – Goodreads.com Reader Review
Diane Vanaskie Mulligan teaches high school English in central Massachusetts, where she directs the Betty Curtis Worcester County Young Writers’ Conference. She is also the managing editor of THE WORCESTER REVIEW. Originally, from Northeastern Pennsylvania, Diane is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (BA, American Studies, 2001) and Simmons College (MAT, 2002). She lives with her husband Todd, her cat Taco, and her dog Amelia in Worcester, MA. When not writing or teaching, Diane loves to garden, bake, play her guitar, swim, hike, and ski. In other words, she doesn’t sit still unless she’s reading or writing. Check out Diane’s website at http://www.dvmulligan.com/.
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