Bibliograph

The liar, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen ; translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston

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The liar, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen ; translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The liar

Responsibility statement

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen ; translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston

Summary

Nofar is an average teenage girl--so average, in fact, that she's almost invisible. Serving customers ice cream all summer long, she is desperate for some kind of escape. But one afternoon, a terrible lie slips from her tongue. And suddenly everyone wants to talk to her: the press, her schoolmates, and even the boy upstairs. He is the only one who knows the truth, and he is demanding a price for his silence. Then Nofar meets Raymonde, an elderly immigrant whose best friend has just died. Raymonde keeps her friend alive the only way she knows how, by inhabiting her stories. But soon, Raymonde's lies take on a life of their own. Written with propulsive energy, dark humor, and deep insight, The Liar reveals the far-reaching consequences of even our smallest choices, and explores the hidden corners of human nature to reveal the liar, and the truth-teller, in all of us

Target audience

preschool

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