Sprite

By: Peter Meredith

Narrated by: Marissa Parness

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

From the best-selling author Peter Meredith: Sprite

Her name is Odd. Twelve-year-old Audrey Wyatt bears the unfortunate nickname "Odd", a name even her bar-hopping, alcoholic mother uses when she's sober enough to recognize the girl. Cowed by life, Odd doesn't protest, not when she's deformed as she is.

Born with a combination of rare birth defects, Odd's eyes are a startling and dreadful red. Demon eyes is the first thought that springs to mind. The little girl takes care to hide them behind dark sunglasses, something her mother insists on, except when she's trading freak-show peeks for dollars or drinks. A practice that is a nightly torture for Odd.

Yet when her mother abandons her, Odd discovers that loneliness and fear of the unknown are far worse than being a freak. Desperate for the least love, and without a cent to her name, the girl with red eyes begins a quest through the American underclass that takes her halfway across the country. Odd thinks her adventure is a search for her mother, but in truth it's a journey into the soul of humanity, where she discovers along the way everything that is both ugly and beautiful in each of us.

©2012 Peter Meredith (P)2019 Peter Meredith

Wonderful

This books was a roller coaster but a good one! Very engaging and the narration was easy to listen to as well. I especially enjoyed listening to a book that highlights and brings awareness to what life is like for troubled youth.

AMAZING!! MUST READ.

All I can say after listening to this is ... WOW. So powerful! So relevant! Such a warm, sad, tragic but wonderful story. Beautifully written by one of my FAVORITE authors, Peter Meredith! He has so many great books out! I highly recommend this one, it's something everyone should read, feel, experience.
Masterful Job! Narration was great also, really enjoyed the entire experience.
I can't say enough good things about this book. Get it! :)

What a great story.

Bought it on a whim, I couldn’t stop listening to it. Between the Author and Narration to story flows as we follow “Odd” on her path. Cute little Sprite

This book will make you cry.

This book was hard for me to listen to. I was sad and angry so many times in this book and I had hope so many times. I started to read this book because of the jelly Bean books. I fell in love with that little girl in the story so quickly and I fell in love with Sprite so quickly.
this author makes you fall in love with all of the characters so easily despise the antagonist so fast and so deeply. I am one of those that had a hard time with the ending having grown in the system I know the likelihood of her ending.

Peter Meredith is just ASTOUNDING!

Sprite was one rollercoaster of emotion after another! I was enthralled the entire time. This tale sheds a whole lot of light on the atrocities that befall children and young adults who dont have a safe healthy place to call home. Peter really outdid himself on this one.❤❤❤❤❤

Different kinda story...

I've read many of Peter Meredith's books, love his Zompoc. This book is different but I loved every minute of it.

Sprite

I don’t usually read books like this but I was beyond pleasantly surprised. This book has so many depths to it. It had me on the edge of my seat!! I could relate to a lot things in this story so I might be considered biased but even so I know there are tons of people that don’t even realize this actually does happen more frequently than most think. Thank you Peter Meredith for writing this book. I laughed I cried and I love the entire book!!

Amazing

I felt so much of this. Is was heart wrenching in so many ways, but always keeps a hopeful gleam. I enjoyed the main character greatly. Thank you for such a great book!

Such a heartbreaking/warming story

I didn't know what to expect when I picked this up. I'm a horror fan and this was not horror, at least not my definition. I found however, it was horror and hope, madness and peace. What a fantastic story Peter wove for us. I've not shed as many years or threw as many fist bumps with any other story. You'll love this book if you give it a chance.

great story

If you are soft hearted this isn't the book for you. I enjoyed it, but it's a hard book to listen to.