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

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• 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. Is into photography. She meets a guy named Ezra and realizes a HUGE shocker.
• 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. She is shy. Sometimes referred to as the "weakest link". She is an -A target.
• 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.
• Toby Cavanaugh: Jenna's step-brother and Spencer's neighbor. Ali and the girls find him suspicious.
• Melissa Hastings: Spencer's older sister, who Spencer thrives to be like. Parents-favorite. Comes back home with her boyfriend Wren that Spencer takes an immediate liking to.
• Ian Thomas: Melissa's boyfriend before she met Wren. Right now he's an assistant teacher at Spencer's field hockey team.
• Mona Vanderwall: Hanna's friend, who used to be a loser and was picked on or ignored by Ali and the four girls.
• Sean Ackard: Hanna Marin's boyfriend that she has been crushing on ever since Jr. High. that makes decisions that shock Hanna.
• Maya St. Germain: Emily's friend, and who Emily is having confusing feelings for. Moves into Allison's house. She is a drug addict who gets into trouble with her parents.
• Alison DiLaurentis: Alison DiLaurentis goes missing in grade 7. She is the leader of the whole little "clique" and she gathers secrets on each off the girls and holds it over them kind of like blackmail, causing problems. And she is very manipulative and will do anything to get what she wants.
• Meredith Gates: Byron's student, who has some shocking secrets she ends up sharing.
• Byron Montgomery: Aria's Father.
• Ella Montgomery: Aria's Mother.
• Ezra: He is an English teacher at Rosewood High, who recently graduated college. He met Aria at Snookers.
• Andrew Campbell: A boy in the girls' class that Spencer always ends up competing with.
• Wren Kim: He's a doctor who is dating Spencer's sister Melissa Hastings. Wren is starting to like Spencer more than just a friend and is starting to like her more than Melissa.
• Mrs. Fields: Emily's mother, who is really uptight and conservative and wants everything to be perfect.
• Mrs. DiLaurentis: Allison's mother.
• Noel Kahn: Rich popular boy. Has a crush on Aria.
• Ashley Marin: Hannah's mother who after her divorce is never around.
• Darren Wilden: Former student of Rosewood High. Becomes a cop and is investigating the Alison case.

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• “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”

  Benjamin Franklin

• “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

• “"Holy Whit."”

  Ezra Fitz

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• Aria: Surprise! I wonder what your pig puppet will have to say about this… —A

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• Hey Em, Sob! I’ve been replaced! You found another friend to kiss! —A

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• Aria, Maybe he fools around with students all the time. A lot of teachers do…. Just ask your dad! —A

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• Hey Hanna, Since prison food makes you fat, you know what Sean’s gonna say? Not it! —A

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• 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

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• Hanna, Even Daddy doesn’t love you best! —A

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• A A A A A A: I already told you: Kissing your sister’s boyfriend is WRONG.

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• Thought you might want this back. Love, A

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• 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!

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• “Hell is other people,” she chanted. It was her favorite quote by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and a perfect mantra for Rosewood.

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• Rosewood
• Annapolis
• Reykjavík
• Rosewood, Pennsylvania: The place where Aria, Hanna, Alison, Spencer, and Emily all met and hung out together.
• Iceland, Europe: Where Aria lived after the girls drifted apart.
• Spencer's Barn: It's a place where the girls had their sleepovers and hung out together.

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• 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

Followed by Flawless.

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Awards edit see section history

• New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
• IRA/CBC Young Adults' Choice

Classification edit see section history

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

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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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.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Pretty Little Liars (TV) (IMDb): ATTENTION: This is not a movie, but a well-known TV show.

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