Caramagna, Joe
Summary: Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2022
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Summary: After Finn tells his grandmother a fib, his lies continue to build up which makes Finn feel horrible until he builds up the courage to come clean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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Summary: A "choose your own story" graphic novel. In a small medieval coastal town, the residents live in fear of a giant sea creature, the Leviathan, who attacks anyone who lies. Your mission: discover the secrets and defeat the creature before it's too late! How you go about it depends on the choices you make.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHIKhan, Hena
Summary: Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KHASohn, Emily
Summary: "With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about honesty when he lies about breaking a toy and cleaning up his room. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2020
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Summary: A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the role of honesty in exposing the fraud of the two thieves and their invisible clothes. With questions and guidelines for parents and educators.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic 2020
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Summary: "Jack loves climbing, but he's not allowed to climb the new beanstalks in the garden. Will he be able to resist once the beanstalks grow high into the sky?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Library, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NICDuncan, Reed
Summary: Llama Llama learns the importance of telling the truth, even if it is hard to say.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: Damien is afraid of the dark. That's no big deal except for the fact that his dad happens to be the bogeyman, and worse, he expects Damien to grow up and follow in his footsteps, scaring human children on Halloween night. Can Damien convince his dad that he'd rather make candy than scare children?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TADKubica, Mary
Summary: Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit and takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal--or worse. But despite her family's objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: CD FIC KUBPark, Soyoung
Summary: "Given the opportunity to enter Snowglobe, the last place on Earth that's warm, where its residents, in exchange for fame, fortune and safety, broadcast their lives 24/7 to the less fortunate outside, Chobahm discovers reality is a lie--and the truth is out of reach"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC PARPatchett, Ann
Summary: From the creators of Lambslide, comes a hilarious children's story about a scapegoat who escapes blame just in time. The Farmer family has a big problem! Every day their goat escapes, and every day, Mr. Farmer brings him back. So when things start to go awry on the farm, it must be the goat's fault. Who's to blame when Mrs. Farmer's petunias are trampled? Or when all the cupcakes for Archie's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PATRichards, Kitty.
Summary: After lying to spare a friend's feelings, Prilla, a mainland-visiting, clapping-talent fairy, finds herself spending a day as a butterfly herder, while strange things keep happening to her.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DISAtwood, Megan
Summary: When Olive makes up a story about a trip to Paris to impress her New York pen pal Molly, the lies quickly get out of hand, and threaten their long distance friendship.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ATWCoulthurst, Audrey
Summary: In a novel in two voices, a popular teen and an artistic loner forge an unlikely bond -- and create an entire universe -- via texts. But how long before the real world invades Starworld? Sam Jones and Zoe Miller have one thing in common: they both want an escape from reality. Loner Sam flies under the radar at school and walks on eggshells at home to manage her mom's obsessive-compulsive...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COUMagoon, Scott.
Summary: Ben has so often tried to convince people he has seen Bigfoot that when a real yeti arrives and borrows his bicycle, no one comes to see if Ben is telling the truth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MAGArtist Not Provided
Summary: Zach and Annie learn about different virtues with the help of their philosophical animal friends.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Porchlight Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ADVWells, Tina
Summary: While eleven-year-old June is preparing for the school musical, her secret blog containing her innermost thoughts is released to the whole school, forcing her to deal with consequences of her dishonesty.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WELCarr, Jan (M. J.)
Summary: After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends are inspired to write about their pets, but something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CARMeyer, Marissa
Summary: Serilda finds herself ensnared in a deadly game of make-believe with the Erlking, who is determined to propel her deeper into the castle's lies. She is determined to work with Gild to help him solve the mystery of his forgotten name and past. It soon becomes clear that the Erlking is seeking vengeance against the seven gods who have long trapped the Dark Ones behind the veil. If the Erlking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MEYCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MEYWells, Tina
Summary: Eleven-year-old June Jackson has always been good at making the people around her happy, even if that means avoiding telling them what you really think, but as she starts middle school her fairy godmother puts a spell on her that forces her to speak only the truth--even to her friends and family.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WELBlabey, Aaron
Summary: Pig the Pug often lies to get what he wants, and blames Trevor the sausage dog for his own misdeeds--but when his latest lie results in an accident and the loss of a tooth he finally learns his lesson (maybe).
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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Summary: Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PAUWells, Tina
Summary: Eleven-year-old June must juggle friendship, first love, and the fallout from a newly discovered family secret involving the entire town--all while under a truth-telling spell.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023