Little Red Lies
$19.62
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2015
Summary
An emotional coming-of-age story that explores the impact of a son’s return from war. An award-winning author’s critically-acclaimed novel.The war is over, but for thirteen-year-old Rachel, the battle has just begun. Putting childhood behind her, she knows what she wants - to prove she has acting talent worthy of the school drama club, and what she doesn’t want - to romantically fall for someone completely inappropriate. Worries about her veteran brother’s failing health and repugnance at her…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770498075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770498079 |
| Author: | Julie Johnston |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 184mm x 130mm |
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Critics Review
“Filled with bumbling characters who achingly love each other, this coming-of-age tale rises above a crowded field to take readers on a moving journey of discovery.” – Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews
“Johnston has crafted a beautifully written, low-key, yet emotional story of a family dealing with the return of a son at the close of war. Jamie is wracked with survivor’s guilt…. His letters to Rachel … are painfully realistic, the antithesis of the glamour that teens too often assign to war….” – Starred Review, Booklist
“Johnston gives equal weight to struggles major and trivial as she sensitively examines the painful process of rebuilding one’s life under the most difficult of circumstances.” – Publishers Weekly
”…a believable, engaging story. The first-person, present-tense narration lends immediacy and Rachel speaks in a convincing adolescent voice…. Libraries will find this sympathetic novel a worthwhile purchase.” – VOYA
About The Author
Julie Johnston
Julie Johnston’s subtle and beautifully polished work has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career. Her first two novels, Hero of Lesser Causes and Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me, received the Governor General’s Literary Award, and her subsequent two novels, The Only Outcast and In Spite of Killer Bees, were Governor General’s Literary Award finalists. In 2003, Julie Johnston was presented with the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work and its contribution to literature for young people. Her most recent young adult books, Susanna’s Quill and A Very Fine Line, were also critically acclaimed. Julie Johnston lives in Peterborough, Ontario.
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