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Lie
Contributor(s): Bock, Caroline (Author)
ISBN: 0312668325     ISBN-13: 9780312668327
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: August 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011019824
Lexile Measure: 610
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.7 lbs) 224 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 146178
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Everybody knows, nobody's talking. . . .

Seventeen-year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police. Her boyfriend, Jimmy, stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness. Skylar is keeping quiet about what she's seen, but how long can she keep it up?

But Jimmy was her savior. . . .

When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world. But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, one of the victims, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting Jimmy. Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy.

The truth must be told. . . .

Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself. But most important, both he and Skylar need to figure out why they would follow someone like Jimmy in the first place.


Contributor Bio(s): Bock, Caroline: - CAROLINE BOCK is the author of the critically-acclaimed young adult novel LIE. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband and two children.