Lies We Tell Ourselves: Shortlisted for the 2016 Carnegie Medal

By Robin Talley

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016******WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL AMNESTY CILIP HONOUR 2016***Lie #1: I&#39;m not afraidLie #2: I&#39;m sure I&#39;m doing the right thingLie #3: I don&#39;t care what they think of meIt’s 1959. The battle for civil rights is raging. And it’s Sarah’s first day of school as one of the first black students at previously all-white Jefferson High.No one wants Sarah there. Not the Governor. Not the teachers. And certainly not the students – especially Linda, daughter of the town’s most ardent segregationist.Sarah and Linda are supposed to despise each other. But the more time they spend together, the less their differences matter. And both girls start to feel something they’ve never felt before. Something they’re determined to ignore.Because it’s one thing to stand up to an unjust world – but another to be terrified of what’s in your own heart.a moving YA novelThe Telegraph’thought-provokinglingers long after you&#39;ve finished it&#39;Lovereadingemotional and compellingbeautifully writtenBookbabblerspacks a very powerful punch’Historical Novel SocietyMassively recommended!’ The Bookbagexceptional novelincredibly well writtenBooktrustJess Hearts BooksCheryl M-M&#39;s Book Blog*A Goodreads Choice Awards semi-finalist 2014*

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016******WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL AMNESTY CILIP HONOUR 2016***Lie #1: I'm not afraidLie #2: I'm sure I'm doing the right thingLie #3: I don't care what they think of meIt’s 1959. The battle for civil rights is raging. And it’s Sarah’s first

By Robin Talley

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