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1) Messenger
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 3
Language
English
Description
In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
2) Liars, Inc
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Pres form Liars, Inc., expecting that forging notes and lying for their peers will lead to easy cash, but when Pres asks Max to cover for him, it may be a fatal mistake.
3) Riverbound
Author
Series
Heartseeker volume 2
Publisher
Putnam, G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Only Fallow sits beside the king to reveal lies, but now she must use her gift and her courage to fight for the kingdom to treat all people fairly"--
4) A day's work
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
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Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
5) Snowglobe
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Given the opportunity to enter Snowglobe, the last place on Earth that's warm, where its residents, in exchange for fame, fortune and safety, broadcast their lives 24/7 to the less fortunate outside, Chobahm discovers reality is a lie--and the truth is out of reach"--
Author
Publisher
Small Press United
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The follow up memoir to the bestselling FRONTAL MATTER: GLUE GONE WILD. The reader continues on the cancer treatment and recovery journey with Suzanne Samples. Her honesty, candidness and humor enables the reader to turn each page with empathy and hope."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a surprisingly upbeat, heartfelt book about a serious subject, The Wall Street Journal's veteran obituary writer, award-winning journalist James R. Hagerty, shares his unique skills with those who want to have the last word with flourish, honesty, and even humor. Whether in-brief for future newspapers and websites, or as a more complete mini-memoir for friends and family, Yours Truly is a guide to making sure your story is told the way you want--and...
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as Finn, Emma, and Chess Greystone and Natalie Mayhew, ages eight to thirteen, continue their quest to rescue their mothers they must return to the alternate dimension where truth is illegal.
10) The best lies
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in alternating timelines, seventeen-year-old Remy Tsai's boyfriend, Jack, is shot by her best friend, Elise, and while police investigate, Remy probes her memories for the truth of their friendship.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cameron Bright's reputation can be summed up in one word: b*tch. It's no surprise she's queen bee at her private L.A. high school--she's beautiful, talented, and notorious for her brutal honesty. But when she slips up in front of her crush, Andrew, any affection he may have had for her quickly fades. To win him over, Cameron resolves to tame herself, much like Shakespeare's infamous shrew, Katherine. If she makes amends with everyone she's ever wronged,...
13) The stinky truth
Author
Series
Lyttle lies volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sam Lyttle's mother will allow him to see the first Wolfe Stone movie at the end of the summer only if he can avoid telling a single lie until then.
14) Heartseeker
Author
Series
Heartseeker volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When the King hears that Only Fallow can see lies and only tells the truth, he summons her, and she must learn to navigate the dangerous, political world of the King's court"--
15) Liars' room
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Simon is a liar. Stella and Alex know this about their new stepbrother, so they aren't bothered by his stories about their new house. But Simon is getting harder and harder to ignore, as his cries for attention become increasingly dangerous and difficultto explain. Stella and Alex have to consider...could Simon actually be telling the truth? Will the three siblings be able to put aside their differences to save their family...before it's too late?"--...
16) Layers: a memoir
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First English edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really—this book is based on her actual diaries), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn. In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps...
Author
Publisher
Arctis
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First hardcover English edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ina has no plans for the summer. Suddenly, she finds herself lying in front of the entire class, telling them she is going to the Mediterranean for three weeks. And then the lie keeps growing and growing via social media. The only problem is that the newboy in class has moved to Ina's neighborhood and he will easily find out that she is not in the Mediterranean. Perhaps the best summer holiday is the one you thought would be the worst"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher Roy Peter Clark offers a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction. By analyzing stellar writing samples from a diverse collection of public writers, Clark highlights and explains the tools journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, even storytellers use to engage, inform, and hook readers, and how best to deploy them in a variety of...
Author
Series
Honest June volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While eleven-year-old June is preparing for the school musical, her secret blog containing her innermost thoughts is released to the whole school, forcing her to deal with consequences of her dishonesty.
20) Just breathe
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of Say What You Will and A Step Toward Falling comes a deeply emotional new novel, perfect for fans of Five Feet Apart and The Fault in Our Stars. David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis. Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression. The pair soon realizes that they're able to be more themselves with each other than they can be with anyone else, and their unlikely friendship...
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