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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 4
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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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Greystone secrets volume 2
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"The second book in the Greystone Secrets series from the master of plot twists, Margaret Peterson Haddix--perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! Until their mother vanished, the Greystone kids--Chess, Emma, and Finn--knew nothing about the other world. Everything is different there. It's a mirror image, except things are wrong. Evil. Their mother tried to fix it, but she and an ally got trapped there along with Ms. Morales,...
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Pandava volume 1
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"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) Harmless
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When Anna, Emma, and Mariah concoct a story about why they are late getting home one Friday night, their lie has unimaginable consequences for the girls, their families, and the community.
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Allie Finkle's rules for girls volume 5
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When Allie Finkle's mom announces that she has to go to Brittany Hauser's birthday party instead of her friend Missy's baton competition, Allie must decide if lying to Missy will be worth the consequences of her actions.
11) Your move, J.P.!
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"For the first time in his life, J.P. is in love, and it's making him do all sorts of weird things. Like using deodorant when he doesn't even smell, bumping into walls, and imagining he hears serenading violins. J.P. has even forgotten his obsession with chess, too caught up in pondering the beauty of Angela Patricia Galsworthy, a girl who has just moved to town from London and has the most charming British accent. J.P. will do anything to impress...
12) I am Kavi
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"Against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, one Sinhalese girl must adapt to a new school, a new city, and new friends, while always staying true to herself"--
13) The big lie
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When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.
15) Wisteria Jane
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"Wisteria Jane knows she should always tell the truth, but should she say everything that pops into her head?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Betty Bunny books volume 3
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English
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When a young rabbit breaks a table lamp and blames the Tooth Fairy, her family explains the importance of honesty.
17) Thumped
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"Melody and Harmony are without a doubt two of the most powerful pregnant teens on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are: tell the truth"--
18) Power forward
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Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
19) Liar
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Micah is a liar, and she's always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies--until her boyfriend dies under mysterious circumstances. At first the truth comes easily, because it is a lie. The second truth is so unbelievable that it must be a lie. And the honest truth is buried deep in Micah's mind, where even she doesn't know if it's real.
20) Pants on fire
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Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
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