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self-deception

Books about self-deception for readers of all ages.

Cover of Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes

Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes

Margie Palatini

Ages 4–8fablesperspective

Cover of Mosses from an Old Manse

Mosses from an Old Manse

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ages 14–18moralitysin and redemption

Cover of Don Quijote de la Mancha

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Ages 12–18imaginationadventure

Cover of The emperor's new clothes

The emperor's new clothes

Hans Christian Andersen, Ève Tharlet, Jeffrey Stewart Timmins, Stephanie True Peters

Ages 4–10pride and vanityhonesty