Four Truths and a Lie [Paperback]

Lauren Barnholdt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008 | Age Level: 9 and up

Eighth grader Scarlett is boy crazy -- and not just a little boy crazy. We're talking seriously, utterly, completely, 100-percent boy crazy! So much so that her mother, in an effort to curb Scarlett's enthusiasm, ships her off to a prestigious all-girls charter school. Scarlett thinks her life is absolutely over. But what she doesn't know is that her life is about to get absolutely interesting, because on her desk in her dorm room she finds a letter. The letter says it contains four truths and a lie -- and Scarlett's reputation depends on determining which is which.... Maybe an all-girls school isn't so boring after all.

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About the Author

Lauren is also the author of Sometimes it Happens, One Night That Changes Everything, Two-Way Street and Watch Me (from Pulse), and The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney, Devon Delaney Should Totally Know Better, Four Truths and a Lie, and Rules for Secret-Keeping (from Aladdin). She lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, but you can visit her at laurenbarnholdt.com, facebook.com/laurenbarnholdt, and twitter.com/laurenbarnholdt.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416935045
• ISBN-13: 978-1416935049
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A kid's review, January 16, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Four Truths and a Lie (Paperback)

I'm a seventh grade girl who loves an intruiging, adventurous story with a hint of romance. My mom got me a copy of Four Truths and a Lie for my birthday last year, and I started reading it that night. I read the whole thing in one sitting and absolutely adored it!

Scarlett Northon is mourning her parents divorce as she is sent to a private girls school by her mother. When she starts exchanging letters with a mysterious pen pal at the boys school across the street through English class, Scarlett is swept up into a whirlwind of finding out which notes are truths and which are lies. Can Scarlett juggle a mean basketball coach, a jealous roommate, her school uniform, algebra, and still keep everyone from finding out what her dad did? A fast-paced, sweet read with a touch of romance teaches the true meaning of friendship and the consequences of lying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME Book!, December 31, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Four Truths and a Lie (Paperback)

Well, I've looked past this book a few times at Borders. I hadn't really considered reading it until I was itching for a book and loved The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney. So I bought it and began to read it that night. I was immediately captivated by it, and my nose was stuck in the pages all night.

Scarlett Northon was sent to a prestigious boarding school by her mother to escape the pain of her peers. Do to her father's secret, her social life was basically over. Her "BFF," Brianna, who had stuck by her side throughout the whole issue. Or at least that was what Scarlett had though. Her life officially over, her mother shipped her off to Brookline Academy for Girls via her college friend, AKA the headmistress.

When Scarlett arrives, she is welcomed by snooty Crissa Bacon and her friends Tia and Rachel. According to Scarlett, Crissa is supposedly rubbing her face in the fact she doesn't have any friends. Scarlett is determined the change that around. During her first English class, she meets Amber. Blonde hair, homesick, father in the army, romance novel lover, Amber. Scarlett decides to work her magic, and with a flick of her makeup kit, the whole school is begging for her to work their magic on them. With Crissa getting worse every day, banned makeovers, secret English strangers, and the game Four Truths and a Lie, not to mention the stress of her secret, how will Scarlett survive?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the top 5 books i read, November 27, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Four Truths and a Lie (Paperback)

one of my top 5 it was great very mysterious and suspenseful so juicy i definetly reccomend it please this will make a great gift i bought this not knowing what i would get in return one of the best books i read and ive read a lot of books i love books im a book expert so trust me.BUY IT.