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I read this book years and years ago. In fact, I wasn't sure I had actually read it until I saw the summary of it in Bitch magazine.
It's a really creepy premise. A teenage girl is doing astral projection and while she's out of her body, the sister she didn't know she had slips her spirit into the vacated body. Well, something like that happens. I may have the details wrong about who the girl who slips into the body is. In any case, the protagonist is floating around in spirit, watching some othe ...more
It's a really creepy premise. A teenage girl is doing astral projection and while she's out of her body, the sister she didn't know she had slips her spirit into the vacated body. Well, something like that happens. I may have the details wrong about who the girl who slips into the body is. In any case, the protagonist is floating around in spirit, watching some othe ...more

I read this book over and over again when I was in junior high-it really freaked me out! I don't remember exactly why but a girl starts playing around with astral projection with dire consequences. I don't want to give anything away so I'll stop here but I loved this book!
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I remember that this was one I really enjoyed, with the whole thing about astral projection--I'd never heard of astral projection but I definitely tried it after reading this book... not that it worked...
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Unlike many other YA books of that time Stranger With My Face actually has a decent ending, which was a refreshing change after Haunted Sister. The book itself is like many of its kind - enjoyable by the target age, but requires nostalgia's rosy hue to be enjoyed by adults. Fortunately I had that :)
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Mar 14, 2008
Soren
rated it
it was amazing
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Jul 03, 2008
Carrie
marked it as to-read

Aug 08, 2013
Bailey
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Jun 07, 2019
Bryn
marked it as to-read