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Lies we tell ourselves

In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work together on a school project.

Main Author: Talley, Robin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada : Harlequin Teen, [2014]
Subjects:
School integration > Young adult fiction.
Race relations > Young adult fiction.
African Americans > Young adult fiction.
Sexual orientation > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Virginia > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Summary: In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work together on a school project.
Item Description: Includes discussion questions.
Physical Description: 368 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780373211333
0373211333
Author Notes: Robin Talley is the New York Times-bestselling author of four novels for teen readers: Our Own Private Universe, As I Descended, What We Left Behind, and Lies We Tell Ourselves. Her first book, Lies We Tell Ourselves, was the winner of the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Honour. Robin was a Lambda Literary Foundation fellow, and has contributed short stories to the young adult anthologies A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers and Other Badass Girls, All Out, and Feral Youth.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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