![]() ![]() ![]() And an important one.' - The Telegraph' This is so thought-provoking it almost hurts to read it, yet every word is needed, is necessary and consequently this is a novel that lingers long after you've finished it' - Lovereading 'This is an emotional and compelling read that I did not want to put down. ![]() 'The main characters are terrific in what is a moving YA novel. ![]() Because it's one thing to stand up to an unjust world - but another to be terrified of what's in your own heart. And both girls start to feel something they've never felt before. But the more time they spend together, the less their differences matter. Sarah and Linda are supposed to despise each other. And certainly not the students - especially Linda, daughter of the town's most ardent segregationist. And it's Sarah's first day of school as one of the first black students at previously all-white Jefferson High. ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016*** ***WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL AMNESTY CILIP HONOUR 2016*** Lie #1: I'm not afraid Lie #2: I'm sure I'm doing the right thing Lie #3: I don't care what they think of me It's 1959. ![]()
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