Alice Sebold, published the book Lucky in 1999, the book The Almost Moon in 2007, and a story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death, in what year?
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Alice Sebold Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American writer. She has published three books: "Lucky" (1999), "The Lovely Bones" (2002), and "The Almost Moon" (2007).
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received much critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation, directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights, was released in 2009.
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Basket Moon Basket Moon is the title of a 1999 children's book by Mary Lyn Ray. It was illustrator Barbara Cooney's last book, published six months before she died. The book details a 19th-century boy who makes baskets and sells them in town, similar to Cooney's earlier book, "Ox-Cart Man". One magazine praised the book for being "quiet and beautiful".
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Karmein Chan Karmein Chan was a 13-year-old Australian girl who was abducted from her home at night in the Melbourne suburb of Templestowe on 13 April 1991 and was subsequently murdered.
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Murder of Shanda Sharer Shanda Renee Sharer (June 6, 1979 – January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. The incident attracted international attention due to both the brutality of the murder and the young age of the perpetrators, who were aged between 15 and 17 years old. The case was covered on national programs such as "Dr. Phil" and has inspired a number of episodes on fictional crime shows.
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The Girl Next Door (Ketchum novel) The Girl Next Door is a crime novel written by author Jack Ketchum in 1989. It is about two teen girls who are left in the care of their aunt, and the systematic and escalating abuse both of them and one sister in particular suffer at the hands of their aunt and her children. It is loosely based on the true story of the murder of Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965. In 2007 it was made into a feature film, "The Girl Next Door.
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The Time of the Ghost The Time of the Ghost is a supernatural English-language children's novel by Diana Wynne Jones, published by Macmillan in 1981. Set in the English countryside, it features a teenage ghost who is one of four sisters, and observes the family, unable to remember which one she is. She is from seven years in the future, in the aftermath of her "accident", so it is a kind of a time slip story, but she has no memories of those seven years.
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Nayoung Case The Cho Doo Soon Case is an incident that took place in December 2008, in which an eight-year-old girl (alias Nayoung) was on her way to school when she was kidnapped by 57-year-old Cho Doo Soon, who was drunk at the time. Cho raped and beat Nayoung at a public squat toilet. Nayoung had injuries to her internal organs, and was taken to a hospital, surviving the incident. Cho was arrested and eventually sentenced to twelve years in prison. The case sparked outrage and protest including Nayoung's parents and many others. In 2011, R&B singer ALi released a song based on Nayoung's story, titled "Nayoungee." The song attracted controversy after being widely criticized, and ALi chose to omit it from her upcoming album. She also subsequently issued an apology. She then went on to say that the song was also about her battle with being raped. The 2013 film "Hope" is based on this case.
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Lee Yoon-hyung Lee Yoon-hyung (Hangul: 이윤형 I Yun-hyeong ; ] ; April 26, 1979 – November 18, 2005) was a South Korean millionaire and daughter of Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee. She committed suicide by hanging herself in her Astor Place apartment in the East Village, Manhattan on November 18, 2005.
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Death of Zahra Baker Zahra Clare Baker (November 16, 1999 – September 24, 2010) was born in Wagga Wagga, Australia and was reported missing on October 9, 2010. Only 10 years old at the time of her death, her dismembered remains were found in November 2010. Because of the crime's gruesome nature and the series of events leading up to her death, Zahra's murder received worldwide media coverage. In September 2011, the victim's stepmother, Elisa Baker, pleaded guilty to murdering Zahra, and was sentenced to eighteen years in prison. She was subsequently given an additional 10 years in 2013 for drug related charges.
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12th of Never (novel) 12th of Never is the twelfth book of the James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. A fairly short-lived television series, the "Women's Murder Club", was based on the Patterson Women's Murder club books. The 13th book titled Unlucky 13 was released on May 5, 2014 and it continues the story of Mackie Morales after she escaped at the end of the 12th novel. The 14th book titled 14th Deadly Sin was released on February 26, 2015 and it ended in a cliffhanger.
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Ame Deal Ame Lynn Deal (July 24, 2000 – July 12, 2011) was a 10-year-old girl who died of suffocation in a 32-inch trunk inside her family's home in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Family members claimed she locked herself in the trunk while playing hide-and-seek, but authorities believe she died from abuse.
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The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon is a 1991 novel by American author Tom Spanbauer set at the beginning of the 20th century. Told primarily in flashback by its protagonist, a biracial Native American named Out-In-The-Shed ("Shed" for short), most of the action occurs in the late 19th century in the fictional town of Excellent, Idaho, as Shed grows up, learns about his parents, and falls in love. The work is Spanbauer's second novel.
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Bridgend suicide incidents The Bridgend suicide incidents are a set of suicides involving young people in Bridgend County Borough in South Wales. Reports speculated that a "suicide cult" was to blame. As of December 2008, there have been twenty-six known suicides in or from Bridgend county since January 2007, though police have found no evidence to link the cases together. Of 26 people who killed themselves between January 2007 and February 2009, all but one died from hanging.
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Jimmy Lee Gray Jimmy Lee Gray (September 25, 1949 – September 2, 1983) was convicted for the murder of three-year-old Deressa Jean Scales in 1976, after kidnapping and anally raping her. At the time of this murder, he was free on parole following a conviction in Arizona for the murder of a 16-year-old girl.
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Almost Heaven Almost Heaven is the tenth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of Europe.
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Jim the Boy Jim the Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Tony Earley, published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2000. It details a year in the life of Jim Glass, who lives, with his mother and three uncles, in the small fictional town of Aliceville, North Carolina. It is about a boy in a rural town who never really knew how vast the world actually was or how many people there were.
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Almost Famous Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for "Rolling Stone" magazine in the early 1970s while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for "Rolling Stone".
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Shiki (novel series) Shiki (Japanese: 屍鬼 , lit. "Corpse Demon" or "Death Spirit") is a horror novel by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine "Jump SQ." from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume began broadcasting on July 8, 2010 on Fuji Television and concluded later that year on December 30, 2010. North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD & Blu-ray on May 29, 2012.
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Under the Never Sky Under the Never Sky is a 2012 young adult debut novel by Veronica Rossi and is the first in a trilogy. The book follows two teens, a girl that has always lived within a protected city and a boy who is both a Night Seer and a Scire, as they attempt to survive. Film rights to the trilogy have been optioned by Warner Brothers Studios, with the novel being sold in more than 25 international markets. Book 2 of the trilogy, "Through the Ever Night," was released in the United States on January 8, 2013 and became both a New York Times and a USA Today Best Seller before the month was over. The final installment, "Into the Still Blue," was released January 28, 2014 however the final novel did not receive as much praise as the preceding books.
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June Arnold June Arnold (October 27, 1926 – March 11, 1982) was an American novelist and publisher, known for her novel "Sister Gin" and the posthumous novel "Baby Houston". Arnold's own writing, such as "Sister Gin", and the books she published through her press, Daughters, Incorporated, focused on telling the stories of lesbian lives and relationships.
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Murder of Alice Gross Alice Poppy Madeleine Gross (14 February 2000 – 28 August 2014) was an English girl who was murdered in London.