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In STAINED, Sarah, a teen with a port-wine stain and body image issues, is abducted, and must find a way to rescue herself.

“Powerful. I raced through it, wanting to know if Sarah would find a way to escape both her captor and her self-doubts. A real nail-biter!“
- April Henry, NY Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die

SCARS book cover

Kendra must face her past and stop hurting herself--before it's too late.

Awards: #1 in the Top 10 ALA Quick Picks, ALA's Rainbow List, a Governor General Literary Award Finalist, Staff Pick for Teaching Tolerance.

Yes, it's my own arm on the cover of SCARS.

HUNTED book cover

Caitlyn, a telepath in a world where having any paranormal power at all can kill her, must decide between saving herself or saving the world.

Awards: A finalist for the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award.

STAINED book cover

In STAINED, Sarah, a teen with a port-wine stain and body image issues, is abducted, and must find a way to rescue herself.

“Powerful. I raced through it, wanting to know if Sarah would find a way to escape both her captor and her self-doubts. A real nail-biter!“
- April Henry, NY Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die

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Cheryl Rainfield has been said to write with “great empathy and compassion” (VOYA) and to write stories that “can, perhaps, save a life.” (CM Magazine) SLJ said of her work: “[Readers] will be on the edge of their seats.”


STAINED (Oct 1, 2013) has a new cover! Check out all the bonus material and enter the contest!



SCARS is going to become an audiobook this September! (beaming) AudioGo is producing it. I'm so excited!

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In Parallel Visions, Kate can see visions of the future--but only when she has an asthma attack. To save her sister from being beaten and a schoolmate from committing suicide, Kate must trigger more visions--but that could kill her!



Available in print and ebook. Amazon. There's a short signed message from me inside every copy.







SCARS is now available as an ebook on Amazon and B&N.

There is also a free SCARS Teaching Guide (that can also be used as a Reading Guide). Download your free copy here. (Starts the download immediately.) It's in Word doc format.


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And, in case you're wondering-yes, it's my own arm on the cover of SCARS.




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My response to the WSJ article that slams Scars. YA saves!



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