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A Lie for a Lie - by Robin Merrow MacCready (Hardcover)

A Lie for a Lie - by  Robin Merrow MacCready (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A ... mystery about seventeen-year-old Kendra, an amateur photographer who discovers her father is leading a double life"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>People say that when you have a life-altering experience, your brain takes a picture, and that snapshot stays forever in your memory to retrieve again. And again, and again. <p/>Kendra Sullivan loves taking pictures. But when a photograph reveals something unexpected, she sets out to investigate the situation. Before long, Kendra is torn between destroying her family as she's known it and keeping a very dark secret that might ultimately destroy her. This emotionally charged young adult mystery pushes the boundaries between truth and deception and explores the consequences of uncovering life-changing information. <p/><b>A Christy Ottaviano Book</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>A Kansas NEA Master List Selection</b> <p/><b>This mystery is a savvy family drama with a romantic frame, a great setting, and just enough edge to create suspense.</b>-<i>Booklist</i> <p/><i></i>A teenager grapples with anxieties past and present in Edgar winner MacCready's <b>gripping coming-of-age tale. . .MacCready does an admirable job of conveying the push and pull between childhood allegiance to one's parents and the realization that the people who raised you are just that: people.</b>-<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Robin MacCready</b> is the author of <i>Buried</i>, recipient of the Edgar Award for Best YA novel. She teaches reading and writing to middle school students, and lives in Maine with her family.

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