Lie

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.

Author: Caroline Bock
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 08/30/2011
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780312668327

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146178 / Lie

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2011
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 146
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 374 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 11/15/2011 pg. 49

About the Author

Prior to focusing on her writing, Caroline Bock headed the marketing and public relations departments at Bravo and IFC cable networks. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she studied creative writing with Raymond Carver, and The City College of New York, where she earned a MFA in fiction. She lives in New York on Long Island.

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