The Counterfeit Girl : Sawtooth Publishing : 9780692823279 : 0692823271 : 20 Jan 2017 : Orphaned by the death of her mother, 17-year old Lee Ann Pickler runs away from home. She has one dream in mind: to be a newspaper reporter. Her only talent is writing. With no college degree and no experience, she forges a new name and identity. A chance meeting with a legendary and reclusive novelist gives her an accomplice in her deception and her first love. Together, they conceive a plan to pull off the greatest con in the history of journalism. The stakes are high. One false move will expose her as a fraud, destroy her life and career, and even land her in prison. But she is willing to risk everything. Her only obstacles are the truth and an ambitious competitor who suspects she might be a liar. In her struggle for reinvention, she faces down fear, risks personal ruin, and proves that some forgeries are better than the real thing.