Lie

LieEverybody 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 08/30/2011
ISBN: 9780312668327
Pages: 211
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citations: 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

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