Famous Last Words

Alender, K. (2014). Famous last words. New York: Point. Willa is leaving everything behind in Connecticut and moving to Hollywood with her mom and her movie director stepdad Jonathan. Willa is desperate to make her mother happy, but Willa is tormented with the guilt of her father’s death. After several attempts to contact her dad in the afterlife, Willa finally makes contact with a ghost, but it isn’t her dad. This ghost is connected to the murders committed by the serial killer referred to as the Hollywood Killer, who murders his victims as he recreates scenes from famous classic movies. Willa will need to trust the ghost to help her figure out who is committing the murders. Along the way, Willa will need to decide who she can trust in Hollywood and finally allow herself to fall in love. Famous Last Words is on the 2015 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. For more on this book view the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGdG0H3AVY.