This was going to be the year Normandy Pale came into her own. The year she emerged from her older sisters shadowand Kiera, who became a best-selling graphic novelist before she even graduated from high school, casts a long one. But it hasnt worked out that way, not quite. So Normandy turns to her art and writing, and the truth commission she and her friends have started to find out the secrets at their school. Its a great idea, as far as it goesuntil it leads straight back to Kiera, who has been hiding some pretty serious truths of her own. Susan Jubys The Truth Commission: A story about easy truths, hard truths, and those things best left unsaid. * With a deft hand and an open mind, Juby presents many layers of truth.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Rosemary Wells is the author of more than 40 books about Max and Ruby. She lives in Connecticut.