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Pretty Little Liars: Book 1

Pretty Little Liars (2006) (edit title/settings)

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After Alison DiLaurentis goes missing, her four best friends, Hanna Marin, Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, and Aria Montgomery start to drift apart. But three years after Alison's disappearance the four girls start getting texts from A. All of them have something to hide and A is ready to tell... read more

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3 years after the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis, four ex-friends get text messages, IM's, and emails from an unknown person named "A" who knows every single secret they told Alison. Now "A" is threating to share every single secret, big or small, that no other person knows of. Will "A"... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

3 years after the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis, four ex-friends get text messages, IM's, and emails from an unknown person named "A" who knows every single secret they told Alison. Now "A" is threating to share every single secret, big or small, that no other person knows of. Will "A" be found, or will "A" come out and tell everyone...?

Characters edit see section history

  • Spencer Hastings: There is pretty much nothing she doesn't know. She plays every sport you can think of, but her one flaw... she wants everything her sister has.
  • Aria Montgomery: An artsy free minded individual, never finding her style. Aria moved to Iceland after Ali's disappearance. She just moved back to Rosewood. Now as Icelandic Aria.
  • Emily Fields: One of the Pretty Little Liars. Has mixed emotions about her boyfriend and the new girl. She's on the swim team.
  • Hanna Marin: Once a chubby loser, now the most popular girl in her school. She rules the school with her best friend Mona Vanderwaal.
  • -A: An unknown person that knows and sends messages to Spencer, Emily, Hanna and Aria. A also knows all of there dark secrets that they told Alison - and only Alison, Not even each other
  • Spencer Hastings: Spencer Hastings is a girl in Ali's clique and she always is doing extra curricular work and activities, but doesn't always feel accepted by her family.
  • Toby Cavanaugh: Jenna's step-brother and Spencer's neighbor. Was present when Jenna was blinded and framed by Ali.
  • Melissa Hastings: Spencer's older sister, who Spencer thrives to be like.
  • Ian Thomas: Melissa's boyfriend before she met Wren.
  • Jenna Cavanaugh: Toby's blind sister, was the person in the that got blinded in "The Jenna Thing".
  • Mona Vanderwall: Hannah's friend. Mona also used to be picked on and ignored by the girls before Mona and Hanna became friends.
  • Sean Ackard: Hanna Marin's boyfriend that she has been crushing on ever since Jr. High. that makes dicions that shock hanna
  • Maya St. Germain: Emily's friend, and who Emily is having confusing feelings for
  • Mike Montgomery: Aria's younger brother who wants to be like Noel Kahn. And loves Rosewood
  • Emily Fields: Emily Fields is a girl in Ali's clique that is a swimmer and has a secret crush on Alison. And she has a current boyfriend
  • Alison DiLaurentis: (she keeps a journal of all the secretes) She is friends with all the girls, and she went missing.
  • Bailey: Four teenagers who just lost their best friend. Now that there best friend is gone, they believe that someone is trying to trick them into believing she isn't. black maling them. to ind out how... READ THE BOOK.
  • Meredith Gates: Byron's student who was having an affair with, which Aria and Alison discover!
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I'm still here bitches. And I know everything.”
    A
  • “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
    Benjamin Franklin
  • “The Devil has a name and it's Toby.”
    Spencer Hastings
  • “Lions and tigers and bitches, oh my!”
    A
  • “Others girls have to do their homework. You get to do the teacher.”
    A
  • “Not it”
    Alison DiLaurentis
  • “I was afraid that a bee had flown into my pants, and I thought that the bee was going to sting me, and so I yelled out in terror.”
    Ezra Fitz
  • “Look at his butt!”
    Kirsten Cullen
  • Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers
  • Aria: Surprise! I wonder what your pig puppet will have to say about this… —A
    Highlighted by 369 Kindle customers
  • Hey Em, Sob! I’ve been replaced! You found another friend to kiss! —A
    Highlighted by 359 Kindle customers
  • Aria, Maybe he fools around with students all the time. A lot of teachers do…. Just ask your dad! —A
    Highlighted by 358 Kindle customers
  • Hey Hanna, Since prison food makes you fat, you know what Sean’s gonna say? Not it! —A
    Highlighted by 350 Kindle customers
  • Spencer, Covet is an easy one. When someone covets something, they desire and lust after it. Usually it’s something they can’t have. You’ve always had that problem, though, haven’t you? —A
    Highlighted by 339 Kindle customers
  • Hanna, Even Daddy doesn’t love you best! —A
    Highlighted by 322 Kindle customers
  • A A A A A A: I already told you: Kissing your sister’s boyfriend is WRONG.
    Highlighted by 300 Kindle customers
  • Thought you might want this back. Love, A
    Highlighted by 294 Kindle customers
  • Aria, That’s some kind of extra credit! Love ya, A P.S. Wonder what your mom would think if she found out about your dad’s little, uh, study buddy…and that you knew!
    Highlighted by 283 Kindle customers
  • “Hell is other people,” she chanted. It was her favorite quote by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and a perfect mantra for Rosewood.
    Highlighted by 238 Kindle customers
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

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First Sentence edit see section history

Imagine it's a couple of years ago, the summer between seventh and eighth grade.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: How it all started
1. Oranges, Peaches, and Limes, Oh My!
2. Icelandic (and Finnish) Girls Are Easy
3. Hanna's First Toggle
4. Spencer Walks the Plank
5. Starts and Fitz
6. Emily's French Too!
7. Spencer's Got a Tight Posterior (Deltoid)
8. Where Are the Damn Girl Scouts When You Need Them?
9. Not Your Typical Student-Teacher Conference
10. Single Girls Have Way More Fun
11. At Least Sweet Potatoes Have Lots of Vitamin A
12. Mmm, Love That New-Test-Score Smell
13. Act One: Girl Makes Boy Want Her
14. That'll Teach You to Google-Stalk When You're Supposed to Be Studying
15. Insulting His Masculinity Is Such a Deal Breaker
16. Never Trust an Invite Without a Return Address
17. Duck, Duck, Goose!
18. Where's Our Old Emily and What Have You Done With Her?
19. Spicy Hot
20. All Emily Needs is a Light Saber and a Black Helmet
21. Hot Girls- They're Just Like Us!
22. Beer Baths Are Good For the Pores
23. Icelandic Aria Gets What She Wants
24. There's More Than Just Shoes and Jeans in Spencer's Closet
25. Student Drivers These Days!
26. Do U Love Me? Y or N?
27. Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Dead!
28. Brad and Angelina Actually Met at the Rosewood Police Station
29. Good Morning, We Hate You
30. The Circus is Back in Town
31. Hell is Other People
32. A Fallen Star
33. Rosewood's Finest
34. Fancy Meeting You Here
35. Just You Wait

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • The Burden of Secrets: Describe this theme.
  • Friendship: Mysterious text messages reunite four girls who were once friends. The disappearance of their leader Allison causes their disconnect, but "A" brings them back together. Is this a real friendship or one based on the knowledge of all of the secrets they have to hide?
  • Stalker: Some how a person by the name A got their emails, IM names, and phone numbers and is sending them messages that can be harmful if revealed.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 14 in Pretty Little Liars. (standard series)

Followed by Flawless.

This book is in Popular Series. (community list)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HaperCollins
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 9780060887308
Page Count: 304

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.S54324 2006
  • Dewey: FIC SHEPARD

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some scary details are involved in this book, maybe a little too graphic for younger children. There is also talk of underage drinking and teenage sex.

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