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Faceless Kindle Edition

by Alyssa Sheinmel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,093 ratings
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Faceless is an emotionally gripping novel about a girl who gets a face transplant -- and has to rediscover her identity.

While on a run one day, Maise gets into a terrible accident. A hot-burning electrical fire consumes her, destroying her face. Where her nose, cheeks, and chin used to be, now there is . . . nothing.

She is lucky enough to qualify for a face transplant. But with someone else's features staring back at her in the mirror, Maise looks -- and feels -- like a stranger. The doctors promised that the transplant was her chance to live a normal life again, but nothing feels normal anymore. Before, she knew who she was -- a regular girl who ran track and got good grades, who loved her boyfriend and her best friend. Now, she can't even recognize herself.

From Alyssa Sheinmel, the acclaimed author of Second Star, comes a gripping and gorgeously written tale of identity and love. This is a story of losing yourself, and the long, hard fight to find your way back.
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 18 years
  2. Print length
    353 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    7 - 12
  5. Publisher
    Scholastic Press
  6. Publication date
    September 29, 2015
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  9. Enhanced typesetting
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  10. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0545676014
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Faceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic questions and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and appearance. I'm sure I'll reread it many times, as I do with my favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel, and Alyssa Sheinmel's writing is so true, her characters so real, that they live on long after the last page is turned. -- New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice

[Sheinmel's] depiction of a disfigured adolescent girl, already searching for herself and now suddenly forced to accept this new enormity, is compelling...absorbing. -- Kirkus Reviews

Fascinating... Maisie's struggle is certainly one that not many teens will have to face, but teens will identify with her struggle to accept that her old life is gone forever. The anger and grief that she feels is palpable and vividly expressed. Fans of R. J.Palacio's Wonder will also enjoy this book and relate to its similar theme about how physical appearance does not define who you really are. -- VOYA

A fascinating human portrait of a unique medical procedure,this work paints a complex picture of a young life impacted by a mammoth change. Maisie is a deeply sympathetic and human character despite the outrageous circumstances....Give this to fans of Trisha Leaver's The Secrets We Keep and other readers ready for an all-too-gritty piece of realistic fiction. -- School Library Journal

Compelling...Maisie's emotional torment is authentically conveyed. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Sheinmel's prose is accessible to a wide range of readers who, for whatever reason, find themselves struggling with differences. A touching reminder that real change is rarely skin deep. -- Booklist Online

About the Author

Alyssa Sheinmel is the author of several novels for young adults including A Danger to Herself and Others and R.I.P. Eliza Hart.  She is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Haunting of Sunshine Girl and its sequel, The Awakening of Sunshine Girl.  Bestselling author Luanne Rice called Faceless "gorgeous and wrenching... avivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel.  Follow Alyssa on Instagram @alyssasheinmel and Twitter @AlyssaSheinmel, or visit her online at alyssasheinmel.com.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TYTPN0A
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press (September 29, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7229 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 353 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,093 ratings

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Alyssa Sheinmel is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels for young adults, including The Castle School for Troubled Girls, What Kind of Girl, A Danger to Herself and Others, and Faceless. Alyssa is the co-author of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl. Alyssa currently lives and writes in New York. Follow Alyssa on Instagram and Twitter @alyssasheinmel, and visit her online at alyssasheinmel.com.

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Mrs.K
5.0 out of 5 stars Faceless is jaw dropping
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
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I love this book first I would say that if there is any book I like to see as a movie this is the book but I would love for the author to add a chapter about her life five years later but overall this book was awesome its also inspiring, jaw dropping it also teaches a lesson that "no matter what happens to you in life that you have to stay strong and believe in yourself and be with the people that love you "
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Melissa D. Benton
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for all ages!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016
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I loved Faceless because I felt connected to Maisie from the very beginning of the book and I fell in love with her and the other characters along the way. The beginning of the book, in my opinion, was a little slow but toward the middle of the book was when I fell in love with it and I honestly didn't want to put it down after that. The author did an amazing job really showing how Maisie felt and giving a lot of detail, not too much and not too little either. There was a lot of twist and turns in the book that made me laugh, cry and throw my book on the ground out of anger and I loved going through all that emotion; it made me feel more connected. I strongly recommend you to read this book; it's good for all ages, no cussing and no inappropriate terms.
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Nayu
5.0 out of 5 stars UK version
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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Make sure you have tissues at the ready for this emotional heartwarming read. What happens is tragic, and there's lots of detail about Maisie's feelings. There's anger, hurt, frustration and acceptance, not necessarily in that order and it takes both family, friends, and medical staff to help Maisie deal with her new self. She reacts impulsively over a few issues, and then has to sort out the resulting mess.

It made me feel grateful for what I have, even though my body is fairly useless; at least I can taste and smell things which Maisie can't. Imagining losing those two senses is impossible, but Maisie's difficulties convey what that is like. Set aside a few hours to read this!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner [...]
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B. J. Neary
4.0 out of 5 stars Teens will love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2016
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I read this novel as part of #yabookchat twitter discussion. When we meet Maisie, she is enjoying a morning run, loves being on the track team, loves her boyfriend, Chirag and best friend, Ellen. As she finishes her run, she stops to enjoy the morning when a lightning storm hits, and that is all she remembers until she wakes in a hospital and part of her face is gone. Together with her parents she accepts getting a face transplant; the many pills and routines that will become part of her life FOREVER. It is during this time, summer and school is out, that I really started not liking Maisie. She did/did not want to see her boyfriend (who she thought about ALL the time) and best friend. She withdrew further and further, became insolent, angry, and lashed out at her parents and friends. It is was only in the final part of the book (I thought it should have happened much sooner) that Maisie joins a therapy support group- BOY did she need it; that she finally started coming around, figuring things out (lots of discussion) with her support friends, then slowly with her best friend and even slower with her ex-boyfriend and I really thought Maisie was a good person once again like she was at the beginning of the book. Teens will love this book, but I wished Maisie had sought out help MUCH sooner, thankfully she had tight, loyal friends.
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Rye
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021
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It’s a wonderful book love the author
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily down to earth, tho painful journey
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017
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We don't always respond to a crises the way we think we would until it happens to us. I felt the author truly had "walked the walk" and this couldn't possibly be a work of fiction. Well done Alyssa Scheinmel. I'm sure you met some extraordinary people during your research for this novel!
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Jason Boyd
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was amazing!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017
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Alyssa did a very good job on explaining how the characters felt. I had a very clear understanding in my head of how she felt and what she looked like. Overall the book was outstanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015
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I loved this book sooooooooo much! This book has so much heart in it that I almost cried reading it. The book is about a girl who gets a face transplant and tries to live a normal high school life. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes relevant books and books that you pull away with some sort of message.
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Sienna 11yrs old
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK
Reviewed in Australia on January 5, 2024
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This book shows you to love yourself inside and out. That friendships are important, and to know that people love and care about you. I love this book and Maisie has definitely inspired me to love myself and to not give up on life even when it feels like life’s against you.
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A. Linton
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning book which I could read over and over again
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2016
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Yet again another book for young adults which puts to shame many so called adult novels. The story of Maisie - who literally loses her face - is told with compassion, honesty and a total lack of sentiment. Maisie is by no means obsessed with her looks but once she loses them she understands all the things that went along with her pretty face that she took for granted - a handsome boyfriend, the respect and friendship of her peers, the right to feel normal. Her boyfriend Chirag is supportive but things aren't the same, Maisie always admired his calm logical mind, but now she finds herself wishing he could be a little less logical and more emotional - tell her he loves her and she is still beautiful to him. Her best friend Serena is a treasure, supporting Maisie unconditionally. The ending is quite remarkable - the author manages to avoid the trap of basing her teenage heroine's redemption on finding a man or boy to love her as she is, or on a makeover which transforms her to her former self.
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Steven E
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Australia on May 31, 2023
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Arrived very quickly. Daughter loves this book.
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Rebecca Bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2016
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This book is absolutely beautiful. It follows Maisie as she is out running and is in a freak accident which results in her having a large part of her face destroyed by fire.

You're there with her as she wakes from her medically induced coma and the confusion she goes through. The writing is flawless. It's not melodramatic. It's clean and crisp and measured.

How she then adjusts to life afterwards, how she figures out who she is now. It's about identity. Letting go. Friendship. ( I adore her best friend Serena. We all need a Serena in our lives.) Relationships. And it ends perfectly. There couldn't have been another way once you read it.

What I particularly like is how Maisie constantly honours the character we never see. A touching tribute. A beautiful book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars #BestBookEver
Reviewed in Australia on November 1, 2020
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this book has been soo good. it has been so entertaining and suspenseful at the same time. my favourite part would have to be wheen she woke up in hospital, because it was so descriptive and i wanted to know more. i can never put this book down and am amazed on how amazing this author is. Alyssa is now by far my favourite author!!
#LoveIt #Amazing #FavourtieAuthor #SoGood #BUYIT!!!!!!!!!!
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