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4) Cursed
Author
Series
Gilded duology volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22
Description
"When the true intentions of the Erlking are revealed, which could forever alter the mortal realm, Serilda and Gild must foil the Erlking's evil agenda by solving the mystery of Gild's forgotten name in order to protect their unborn child"--
5) Verify
Author
Series
Verify volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Formats
Description
Chicago teen Meri Beckley's pride of living in a land of peace, prosperity, and truth crumbles when questions following her mother's death reveal buried facts, especially that words can have great power.
Author
Series
Pandava volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three...
8) The epidemic
Author
Series
The Program. Prequels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Description
Grief counselor Quinlan struggles with her last case's destructive fallout before an estrangement from Deacon compels her to confront Dr. Pritchard, who has been taking over her life as part of an astonishing plan.
Author
Series
Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments before he understands its power.
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Description
"Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis never told a lie. When the Nazi’s invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading to 'new homes' where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...
12) Halfway Herbert
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Formats
Description
Halfway Herbert only does things half way and never finishes anything, but when he tells a half-truth, deciding he isn't exactly lying, everything falls apart. Suddenly Halfway Herbert learns that a Christlike life takes more than a partial effort. But can he finally give something his all? Halfway Herbert helps children discover the importance of honesty and offering their best for God in all they do. It's a delightful tale about how even a child...
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones series volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new furry mittens in kindergarten, but disaster strikes when they disappear from the playground.
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Formats
Description
"A story about a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love. "Everybody lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth?" This is the question that Julian Jessop, an eccentric, seventy-nine- year-old artist, poses within a pale green exercise book that he labels The Authenticity Project, before leaving it behind in Monica's Café. When Monica discovers Julian's abandoned...
15) Victory Vault
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Kayla knows she does the best vault of any gymnast on the Starz. Why should she have to practice? When she messes up her vault at the Regional Gymnastics Competition, no one sees it except her best friend, Chandra. Now Kayla has a choice to make. Is keeping her trophy worth losing her best friend?
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Description
The narrator was with her best friend, Sarah, when the Virgil County High School Massacre happened. She and Sarah were in the bathroom, and the story is that Sarah died after confessing her faith to the gunman. Sarah's parents are about to publish a book about it, so this is the narrator's last chance to tell her version of the truth--what did and did not happen, and why Sarah really died.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a variation on a familiar folktale. In this version a pair of tricksters make a suit of invisable cloth for the principal telling him that only people who are good at their jobs and intelligent can see the new suit, He ends up wearing it to school and a kindergarten girl tells everyone he is not wearing any clothes.
18) Franklin Fibs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Franklin tells his friends that he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, he learns it is better to be honest about his abilities.
19) The lying king
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Can warthogs fly? Do tigers eat broccoli? For answers, follow along as Warthog lies his way to the throne in this timeless, yet most timely, Tale from the Watering Hole. Will the Truth catch up with the king? Find out as Alex Beard's whimsical animals come to life to illuminate real world truths for children of all ages. With a nod to Aesop and Kipling, this funny and pointed parable has lessons for everyone, from the playground to the boardroom...