Famous Last Words

Katie Alender is the acclaimed author of several novels for young adults, including Bad Girls Don’t Die; From Bad to Cursed; and Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer. A graduate of the Florida State University Film School, Katie now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter. She enjoys reading, sewing, and watching movies. To find out more about Katie, visit katiealender.com.

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KATIE ALENDER

Bad Girls Don’t Die

From Bad to Cursed

As Dead as It Gets

Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer

Copyright © 2014 by Katie Alender

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Alender, Katie, author.

Famous last words / Katie Alender. — First edition.

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Summary: High-schooler Willa has just moved to California with her mother and film director stepfather, and she will be attending a private school — but her real problem is that she keeps seeing things that are not really there, like a dead body in the swimming pool, and her visions may be co

ISBN 978-0-545-63997-2 (jacketed hardcover) 1. Paranormal fiction. 2. Serial murderers — California — Los Angeles — Juvenile fiction. 3. Stepfamilies — Juvenile fiction. 4. High schools — California — Los Angeles — Juvenile fiction. 5. Detective and mystery stories. 6. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) — Juvenile fiction. [1. Mystery and detective stories. 2. Clairvoyance — Fiction. 3. Serial murderers — Fiction. 4. Stepfamilies — Fiction. 5. High schools — Fiction. 6. Schools — Fiction. 7. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) — Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.A3747Fam 2014

813.6 — dc23

2014008920

First edition, October 2014

Author photo by Christopher Alender

Cover art © 2014 by Larry Rostant

Cover design by Yaffa Jaskoll

Photo credits: PhotoHouse/Shutterstock (Natural red roses background), Henry Steadman/Getty Images (Blood Rose), and Subbotina A

e-ISBN 978-0-545-63998-9

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