honesty

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honesty

The book of one hundred truths

While visiting her grandparents in Port Harbor, New Jersey, thirteen-year-old Theodora lists one hundred truths that she discovers while baby-sitting her younger cousins.

Touchdown trouble

Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.

Harmless

Emma, Anna, and Mariah, fourteen-year-old private school students, lie to their parents about their late-night activities and, when they are caught in their lies, concoct a story about a strange man attacking them, leading to problems for an innocent man and the girls' families.

The art contest

no cheating allowed!
Squidward tries to trick SpongeBob into cheating for him in the Bikini Bottom art contest when he learns that his archenemy, Squilliam Fancyson, is one of the judges.

Glitter girls and the great fake out

While trying to spare Erica's feelings so she could go to Brittany's birthday party, Allie disobeys one of her own rules and lies.

Liar, liar, pants on fire

Gilbert is nervous about portraying George Washington in front of the class, and he feels even worse when he cannot find his main prop.

Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Alex has a hard time adjusting to his new first grade and tells wild stories to impress the other students.

The naked mole-rat letters

Twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters in an attempt to end her widowed father's long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C., zookeeper.

Winners take all

Kyle fakes a catch that leads his baseball team to a league championship, but he does not feel good about winning by cheating and must make a difficult decision to tell the truth. Includes an account of the sportsmanship of Christy Mathewson, a pitcher who played professional baseball in the early 1900s.

Prilla and the butterfly lie

After lying to spare a friend's feelings, Prilla, a mainland-visiting, clapping-talent fairy, finds herself spending a day as a butterfly herder, while strange things keep happening to her.

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