Faceless

Grades 7 & up; ages 12 & up

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, Maisie 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, Maisie 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.