title: 13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale
author:  Shannon Delany 
description: Gr 8 UpJessica knows what it is like to lead a false life. Wrestling with the emotions surrounding the death of her mother, she is also keeping her best friend, Sarah, from learning the truth about her role in this tragic accident. Complicating matters, Jessica is drawn to the mysterious and good-looking new boy at school. Pietr Rusakova is unlike anyone she has ever met and seems to possess the ability to see right through her. But he is also troubled by a family secret that has major ramifications for his life. As the teens' relationship intensifies, they are forced to face certain truths and come to grips with events that will change their futures. Delany spins an original story with great characters and a powerful plot that is full of twists and turns. It ends with a bang but there are times that the story seems to drag. Still, it's an enjoyable read that will leave fans waiting for the next installment.<i>Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY</i><br /> Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
zlib_text: **13**  
   **TO**  
   **LIFE**
  
   **13**  
   **TO**  
   **LIFE**
  
   **Shannon Delany**
  
    
  
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   **St. Martin’s Griffin**
  
   **New York**
  
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  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events
  portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are
  used fictitiously.
  
  13 TO LIFE. Copyright © 2010 by Shannon Delany. All rights reserved. Printed
  in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press,
  175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
  
  [ _www.stmartins.com_](http://www.stmartins.com)
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  
  Delany, Shannon.
  
  13 to life : a werewolf’s tale / Shannon Delany.—1st ed.
  
  p. cm.
  
  ISBN 978-0-312-60914-6
  
  1\. Teenage girls—Fiction. 2. Werewolves—Ficiton. I. Title. II. Title:
  Thirteen to life.
  
  PS3604.E424A15 2010
  
  813’.6—dc22
  
  2009046740
  
  First Edition: July 2010
  
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  Dedicated to my moth