The Lie Tree
Title:
The Lie Tree
Author:
Hardinge, Frances, author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Amulet Books, [2016]
Physical Description:
377 pages ; 22 cm
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?
General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Macmillan UK.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
860 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 17.0 180945.
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Genre:
ISBN:
9781419718953
Format :
Book
