The Lie Tree / Frances Hardinge.
2016
PZ7.H21834 Li 2016 (Mapit)
Available at Midgrade/YA Collection
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Title
The Lie Tree / Frances Hardinge.
Author
ISBN
9781419718953 (hardcover)
1419718959 (hardcover)
1419718959 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Amulet Books, [2016]
Language
English
Description
377 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
PZ7.H21834 Li 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, fourteen-year-old Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal, and discovers a tree that feeds upon lies and gives those who eat its fruit visions of truth.
On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal. She discovers a tree that bears fruit only when she whispers a lie to it-- and the fruit, in turn, delivers a hidden truth. Does the tree hold the key to her father's murder? Or will it lead the murderer to Faith herself?
On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal. She discovers a tree that bears fruit only when she whispers a lie to it-- and the fruit, in turn, delivers a hidden truth. Does the tree hold the key to her father's murder? Or will it lead the murderer to Faith herself?
Note
Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Macmillan UK.
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2016.
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