Nothing but the Truth: With Connections (HRW Library) [Hardcover]

Avi (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030546664
• ISBN-13: 978-0030546662
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,058,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Small lies can turn out to be a big deal., December 20, 2009

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Randy Mccullough - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing but the Truth: With Connections (HRW Library) (Hardcover)

This is the first book I have read by Avi (Avi Wortis). His writing style is unique from anything I have ever read. He uses a series of different formats to tell the story. Some of the formats he uses are memos, diary entries, dialogues without descriptions, letters, and newspaper articles. I couldn't tell what the tone or context was for the most part and that made it more difficult to understand in some cases.
In the book itself, the author tells the story, but fails to produce an overall theme, I think. I could tell that the main conflict of the story was between the main character, Philip Malloy, and his teacher, Miss Narwin, but their relationship dissolved when he moved away in the end and their problems were never truly solved. I thought the story was woven together more like a simple fairytale with a moral rather than a well developed novel with conflicts and resolutions. I found that the moral of the story was something along the lines of "lying is wrong and it always comes back to haunt you" instead of a defined problem situation that has been explored and resolved.
Although the book was not horrible, I would have a hard time recommending it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but the Truth, December 20, 2009

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Jacquelyn Altwies - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing but the Truth: With Connections (HRW Library) (Hardcover)

Before you read or purchase "Nothing but the Truth", You might want some knowledge about it. This novel is a documentary about an average teenage boy (Philip) in high school who like every other teenage boy, doesn't get along with one of his teachers. The story goes on about basic everyday stuff such as his parents not having the best paying jobs, Philip slacking in school, trying to get past the teachers, and so on. You might consider the storyline as "boring", or "uneventful". I mean don't get me wrong, there are a few interesting parts, but none that would actually let you call the novel entertaining. I wouldn't recommend this book to a seventh or eighth grade class but maybe a ninth or tenth. I think that the seventh and eighth graders become bored and restless while reading this novel. So just remember to think twice before you read, purchase, or assign this as a reading assignment.