Freaky Green Eyes, (Paperback)

from hezann73

Franky's father is a sports star and an all around great guy. At least that's what the public thinks. The truth is that he is emotionally and phyically abusive to Franky's mom, sister and herself. When Franky's mom disappears, Franky has to decide if she is brave enough to tell the truth

from athenamilis

Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates is a truly suspenseful book. It begins with a family on the verge of divorce and ends with the mother being murdered by what turns out to be an abusive psychotic husband. The story is told from the perspective of the middle child, Franky. It is sad how the r...

from mfink1

Franky's parents are having problems. Franky now has to go to her mom's house to see her mom and stay at her dad's house to see her dad. Soon that stops. Then one day she tries to call her mom and she won't answer. She goes looking for her and she is gone. Freaky, Franky's conscience, keeps telli...

from HippieLunatic

Oates is able to get into the mind of Franky, a teen girl with an abusive father, including the slight exploration of a more powerful girl inside her, Freaky. While I don't believe this is a story about a full multiple personality, it is a story about what it takes to deal with emotional trauma. ...

from bellalibrarian

Franky is a young teenager who begins to realize that the relationship between her famous father and not-so-famous mother is not a good one. Franky tells the story of her family and the disappearance of her mother. Oates has done a great job telling the story of a not-so-normal family. She accura...