Stained
- Author Cheryl Rainfield
- Narrator Emily Bauer, Kirby Heyborne
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 October 2013
- Run Time 7 hours and 43 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem.
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What to expect
An intensely powerful account of a teen, bullied for her port-wine stain, who must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal." Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, she has been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust all her life. But when she's abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that—or succumb to a killer.
Critics Review
u201cPowerful. I raced through it, wanting to know if Sarah would find a way nto escape both her captor and her self-doubts. A real nail-biter!u201d
u201cRainfield imbues Sarahu2019s story with heartfelt emotion that resonates as much as Sarahu2019s fighting spirit inspiresu2026Sarahu2019s refusal to be a victim will stick with readers.u201d
u201cA teen beaten down by peer bullying finds inner strength when she is abducted and held against her willu2026Sarahu2019s determination to stay alive and escape will resonate with readers, and they will cheer her efforts to overcome her underdog status.u201d
u201cStained is dark, tense, and gripping; a triumph of one girlu2019s heart, soul, and will to survive. Sarahu2019s strength during her descent into terror nkept me reading way past bedtime!u201d
u201cA compelling, gutting, and ultimately triumphant read. You wonu2019t want ton stop turning pagesu2014or blink, or breatheu2014until you reach the veryn last one.u201d
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