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What I Saw and How I Lied

Written by: Judy Blundell
Narrated by: Caitlin Greer
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National Book Award, Young People's Literature, 2008

Evie slowly finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies in this brilliant mystery, which won the 2008 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.©2008 Judy Blundell (P)2009 Scholastic, Inc. Family Literature & Fiction Mysteries & Detectives Young Adult Fiction Mystery
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"In this sophisticated thriller, 15-year-old Evie grows up quickly when she discovers her adored parents are not the people she thought they were. While on vacation in Palm Beach in 1947, Evie's parents, Joe and Bev, get involved in a shady business deal with the Graysons, another couple on holiday. Meanwhile, Evie begins a flirtation with Peter, a handsome ex-GI who served with Joe and just happens to be staying at their hotel. Evie soon learns that Peter's presence is no coincidence and that he threatens to uncover a terrible secret that Joe has kept since the war. Then Bev, Joe, and Peter go boating, but only two of them return. Evie must sort through secrets, lies, and her own grief to find the truth. Using pitch-perfect dialogue and short sentences filled with meaning, Blundell has crafted a suspenseful, historical mystery that not only subtly explores issues of post - WWII racism, sexism, and socioeconomic class, but also realistically captures the headiness of first love and the crushing realization that adults are not all-powerful." ( Booklist)

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Cliff Hanger Story with Important History Lessons

I enjoyed the storyline of the book while learning more about attitudes towards the Jewish people in the late 1940s. This book is good for teenagers as well as adults.

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