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2) The big lie
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When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.
5) A day's work
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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.
12) Faker
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Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the con, where Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes. Once the money's in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run... until they set up somewhere else and start again. Trey believes his father when he says no one's getting hurt. After all, these parents...
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Ariely challenges our preconceptions about dishonesty-- we all cheat, whether it's copying a paper in the classroom, or white lies on our expense accounts. He explores how unethical behavior works in the personal, professional, and political worlds, and how it affects all of use, even as we think of ourselves as having high moral standards.
17) Liars' room
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"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 difficult to explain."--Provided by publisher.
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While Princess Sofia and her friends are preparing for the open house at Royal Prep, James accidentally ruins Amber's painting that she was going to display. Sofia encourages him to tell the truth about what happened, and the children work together to help Amber come up with another painting to show at the open house.
19) Money trouble
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Alex learns a lesson about telling the truth when he thinks he has lost the money his mother gave him to buy milk.