honesty

"In this new book for young readers [Mark Kurlansky looks at] the art of the big lie. Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history"-- Provided by publisher.

"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. 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?"--Provided by publisher.

"In Ali's toughest case ever, his friend Zoe is in trouble after Ali and his friends witnessed a crime in Anacostia Park, and it's up to Ali to figure out why Zoe is lying to the police--and who she's protecting"--OCLC.

Eleven-year-old June Jackson has always been good at making the people around her happy, even if that means avoiding telling them what you really think, but as she starts middle school her fairy godmother puts a spell on her that forces her to speak only the truth--even to her friends and family.

Presents a graphic novelization of Roshani Chokshi's "Aru Shah and the End of Time," in which twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.

"Nicole's robot threw a ball right through a classroom window. No one knows how the window got broken, and Nicole decides to keep it a secret. Will she change her mind when she realizes the broken window has upset her classmates?"--Back cover.

Rescuing her long-time crush, Beau Booker, from the water, seventeen-year-old Gemma, with Beau in a coma, is mistaken for his girlfriend and, pulled into his warm, boisterous family's orbit, wants to keep them in her life despite everything being built on a lie.

To impress his friends, Fox lies about knowing the superhero, SuperTurtle. As one lie leads to another, he no longer knows what to do. Will he finally tell the truth when his lies put his friend Squirrel in danger?.

Seventeen-year-old Shae and her friends journey to the mysterious land of Gondal in search of a dangerous magical book that could alter the fabric of the world, but as they cross the borders, they discover a world ruled not by magic but technology and industry--one fraught with perils of its own.

"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.