In this riveting true story of teenage obsession, torture, and murder, Quinlan, a staff member of the Louisville Courier-Journal--and the only journalist to interview all the parties involved--recounts the horrific events surrounding the murder of 12-year-old Shandra Sharer by a group of teenaged girls.
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It's always unnerving to read about young teenagers killing (in this case) a 12-year-old, but what's striking about this story is how little time it took for the relationships to escalate into violence. Shanda Sharer started at a new school in the fall of 1991, and she was murdered on January 11, 1992. Another feature of interest is the synergism between two personalities involved in the murder: one who had the passion to hate the victim, and the other who had the absence of feeling to be able to kill without remorse. Michael Quinlan has an engaging, suspenseful style and brings out some important issues surrounding increased violence among teenagers. The book is somewhat marred, though, by his limited knowledge of psychiatry, and by his occasional irrelevant remarks about normal teen fascinations (rock music, occult literature).
For another viewpoint on this same crime, see Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A Complete Tragedy,
By abraytisj@doleta.gov (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: LITTLE LOST ANGEL (Paperback)
Both "Little Lost Angel" and "Cruel Sacrifice" cover the Shanda Sharer murder, and I recommend that you read both. "Cruel Sacrifice" presents a lot of background on the four young killers, while the focus of "Little Lost Angel" is Shanda Sharer. Thus, both books approach this horrific tragedy from different viewpoints.This is a story of a complete tragedy. Not just twelve-year-old Shanda's gruesome murder, but the wasted lives of her assailants moved me deeply. Like any great book, both "Little Lost Angel" and "Cruel Sacrifice" were educational in the best sense.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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the best book ever,
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This review is from: LITTLE LOST ANGEL (Paperback)
We thought the book was an incredible insight into what can go wrong with the youth of today, coming from broken homes and minimal parental involvement. The descriptions were graphic and horrific, we had many sleepless nights feeling the pain and desperation of poor little Shanda. The author's writing style allowed us, as readers, to become part of the Shanda murder and trial, allowing us to feel as though we were there. We definetly would rate this book with a two thumbs up (Maybe four).
33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
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Little Lost Angel blows Cruel Sacrifice out of the water,
By Jack (Orange, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: LITTLE LOST ANGEL (Paperback)
As someone who actually KNEW Shanda, went to school with her, ate lunch with her occasionally and was forunate enough to call her my friend; I must say that Mister Quinlan hit the old nail on the head when he wrote this book. Ms. Aphrodite Jones set out to portray Shanda as a little dyke when she wasn't! She was only 12 1/2 for crying out loud, people. :( I know Melinda Loveless and I feel that she got exactly what she deserved. The same is to be said for Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence. This is not something that is easily forgotten, especially by me; more so by them though. No longer can Shanda's bell like laughter fill my ears, no longer can I tell my innermost personal secrets to her. She was my friend and I'll never forget her. Thank you and God bless, Jack Eugene Moore III
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