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"When strong-willed, drama-loving eighth grader Brie Hutchens tells a lie because she isn't quite ready to come out to her mother, she must navigate the consequences in her relationships with her family, friends, and faith"--Provided by publisher.
3) Snowglobe
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"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"--
4) 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.
7) Agent Angus
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When Angus finally gets a change to talk to Ella, his crush, he lies and tells her he shares her interest in reading facial expressions and that he wants to be a crime-solving mentalist. Shortly after, Ella's sketchbook is stolen and she turns to Angus to help, forcing him to either tell the truth or pursue the case on his own.
8) Escape goat
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From the creators of Lambslide, comes a hilarious children's story about a scapegoat who escapes blame just in time. The Farmer family has a big problem! Every day their goat escapes, and every day, Mr. Farmer brings him back. So when things start to go awry on the farm, it must be the goat's fault. Who's to blame when Mrs. Farmer's petunias are trampled? Or when all the cupcakes for Archie's party disappear? And when the whole bucket of paint is...
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"Paige and her friends tell the subtle lies that are a part of daily life. White lies to avoid insulting friends. Fibs to escape unwanted judgment from classmates. Half-truths to evade their parents' watchful eyes. But could their lies become dangerous? What happens when the lies become a matter of life and death?"--Amazon.com.
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When high-school senior Kai Tamura sneaks into Ms. Opal's classroom to steal the upcoming trigonometry exam, he sees her changing answers on her students' standardized tests, and he takes photos to prove it--then when no one believes him and he is suspended, Kai sets out to prove the truth, even though it means ruining a popular teacher whom he likes.
11) The deceivers
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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.
12) Just breathe
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From the critically acclaimed 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...
15) Homecoming
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Fiona struggles to come to terms with accusations that her father inappropriately touched a classmate of Fiona's named Morgan. As Fiona starts to party and drink with the same crowd Morgan hung around with, she discovers the truth behind the accusation.
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Everything changes for twelve-year-old Georgia Johnson when her family moves from their beloved Detroit neighborhood to an unfamiliar suburb on the outskirts of the city. To make matters worse, the move disqualifies her from being able to compete in the "Spirit of Detroit Poetry Contest," judged by her idol, Gwendolyn Brooks, so she finds a solution in mailing her poem from her Aunt Birdie's address. In addition, her older brother is deployed to Vietnam...
18) La verdad
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"Cuando un vecino adulto es brutalmente asesinado durante una fiesta de la preparatoria, todos en la escuela parecen saber quién lo hizo, pero nadie habla con la policía. Jen estuvo ahí, vio el cuerpo y tiene sus propias ideas sobre el posible culpable. Como es la reportera del programa de TV escolar, decide descubrir la verdad y averiguar si un estudiante que cada vez se comporta de forma más violenta podría ser el responsable. Cuando Jen...