The Purgatorium
Eva Pohler
Paperback
(Green Press, Dec. 16, 2013)
Did her parents send her to the Purgatorium to help her or punish her?A teen who feels guilty for her sister's death is sent by her parents to a remote island off the coast of California for "suicide therapy." The doctor and her team use experimental methods that cross ethical lines. After undergoing one bizarre experience after another, the teen gets lost on the haunted side of the island and wonders if her parents meant to help or to punish her.Some readers have compared this young adult psychological thriller by USA Today bestselling author Eva Pohler to Shutter Island and Lost.