Publisher: St Martin’s Griffin
Published: 30th August 2011
Format: e-book
Genre: Contemporary, YA
Recommended Reading Age: 14+
Rating: 7.5/10
‘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?’
LIE is a very hard book to read and review. It does what it sets out to do, which is tell the story of a violent hate crime and does it extremely well. But if you asked me whether I actually enjoyed reading it – I’d probably have to say no. Continue reading
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