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truth and deception

Books about truth and deception for readers of all ages.

Cover of These Shallow Graves

These Shallow Graves

Jennifer Donnelly, Kim Bubbs

Ages 14–18mystery and investigationclass and social inequality

Cover of Amelia Anne is dead and gone

Amelia Anne is dead and gone

Kat Rosenfield

Ages 14–18mysterycommunity

Cover of The Line

The Line

Teri Hall

Ages 10–15resistance to authoritytruth and deception

Cover of Identity Revealed

Identity Revealed

Carolyn Keene

Ages 8–12mysterydetective work

Cover of Tamar

Tamar

Mal Peet

Ages 13–18family secretsworld war ii

Cover of At the edge of the world

At the edge of the world

Kari Jones

Ages 12–18family secretsself-discovery

Cover of Kepler's Dream

Kepler's Dream

Sylvia Brownrigg, Juliet Bell

Ages 11–16mystery and detectionfamily relationships

Cover of Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

Patrick Cooper

Ages 14–18coming of agewar and conflict

Cover of The telling

The telling

Alexandra Sirowy

Ages 14–18griefmystery

Cover of Half in love with death

Half in love with death

Emily Ross

Ages 14–18mysteryfamily secrets

Cover of The arc of the swallow

The arc of the swallow

Sissel-Jo Gazan

Ages 15–18mystery and investigationethics in science

Cover of True lies

True lies

George W. B. Shannon

Ages 7–12folklorestorytelling

Cover of City of Lies

City of Lies

Lian Tanner

Ages 11–15couragemystery

Cover of Vanishing acts

Vanishing acts

Phillip Margolin

Ages 11–15family secretsmystery

Cover of A Pack of Lies

A Pack of Lies

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ages 10–14storytellinghonesty

Cover of Beautiful lies

Beautiful lies

Jessica Warman

Ages 13–18sisterstwins

Cover of The Hanging Hill

The Hanging Hill

Chris Grabenstein

Ages 10–14mysterytheater

Cover of Truthers

Truthers

Geoffrey Girard

Ages 13–18conspiracytruth and deception

Cover of You killed Wesley Payne

You killed Wesley Payne

Sean Beaudoin

Ages 13–18mysterysocial cliques

Cover of The truth is dead

The truth is dead

Marcus Sedgwick

Ages 14–18truth and deceptionhistory and perspective

Cover of Something Rotten

Something Rotten

Alan Gratz

Ages 10–14mysteryfamily conflict

Cover of Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ages 9–14mysterycourage

Cover of Two Wolves

Two Wolves

Tristan Bancks

Ages 13–18mysterytruth and deception

Cover of Beautiful broken girls

Beautiful broken girls

Kim Savage

Ages 13–18sistersmystery