A man is thrown in jail for picking up a rope. A student earns one hundred points on his math and history tests, yet fails both classes. A spider saves a fugitive from a legion of warriors. A farmer buys a cow, a horse, and a donkey, all with a single ear of corn.... Each of the eighteen stories in this book is true, technically. But each is also a lie.In his second collection of "true lies" from around the world, George Shannon challenges young readers to uncover the whole truth. But be careful: a word with more than one meaning can obscure the facts. And a hidden detail can mean the difference between honesty and a twisted truth that is, in its essence, a lie.Can you tell the difference?Can you discover:"What's the truth,the whole truth?And where's the lie?"

 

This is volume 2 in True Lies .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Greenwillow Books .

John O'Brien, author and illustrator of The Twelve Days of Christmas and Mother Hubbard's Christmas, lives in Delran, New Jearsey. George Shannon is a children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Turkey Tot , Tomorrow's Alphabet , and Lizard's Guest . He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.