Secrets, Lies and Children’s Fiction

Secrets, Lies and Children’s Fiction
Author: K. Mallan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2013-10-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137274662

Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.

Secrets, Lies & Locker 62

Secrets, Lies & Locker 62
Author: Lil Chase
Publisher: Quercus Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780857384836

Secrets have a special home at Mount Selwyn High. For years, students have posted their deepest desires and fears in Locker 62. And then this locker is assigned to new girl Maya. She could use the knowledge to help people. Or she could use it to become popular. Maya, who was bullied, who has never been cool, who will do anything to be popular, is now the most powerful girl at school. What will she choose to do next?

Dangerous Lies

Dangerous Lies
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2016-12-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481424920

After witnessing a murder, high school senior Stella Gordon is sent to Nebraska for her own safety where she chafes at her protection, but when she meets Chet Falconer it becomes harder for her to keep her guard up, and soon she has to deal with the real threat to her life as her enemies are actually closer than she thinks.

Secrets, Lies, and Scandals

Secrets, Lies, and Scandals
Author: Amanda Morgan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481449540

Teens Ivy, Tyler, Kinley, Mattie, and Cade are involved in the death of their elderly teacher and must find a way to trust each other--or put the blame on one.

Secrets and Lies

Secrets and Lies
Author: Jacqueline Green
Publisher: Poppy
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316220299

Can you keep a secret? Tenley Reed and Sydney Morgan have never seen eye to eye -- until now. United by a common goal, they are determined to find out who was behind their friend's murder. Joined by Emerson Cunningham, a gorgeous but troubled teen model, the girls start their own investigation. But in the isolated beach town of Echo Bay, it's hard to know who's a friend and who's an enemy. Secrets and Lies is the second book in the Truth or Dare series -- and will keep readers in suspense from beginning to end.

Motel of the Mysteries

Motel of the Mysteries
Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 97
Release: 1979-10-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547770723

It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.

Chloe and the Closet of Secrets

Chloe and the Closet of Secrets
Author: Ginger Hubbard
Publisher: New Growth Press
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2022-01-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1645072037

Chloe has a sneaky habit of making up stories. She thinks it's no big deal, but one day crazy little fluffs appear every time she tells a lie. Chloe starts stuffing the fluffs in her closet, but soon it’s almost ready to burst. Not only that, she realizes that her lies are sinful and are hurting her relationships. But after her father confesses his own lie and asks God for forgiveness, Chloe gains the courage to let out all of her secrets. Most children (and adults too) struggle with being completely truthful. Even though we know it’s wrong to not tell the whole truth, it’s still hard to help a child understand why. Best-selling author Ginger Hubbard and Al Roland give parents a biblical framework and practical suggestions for helping their children (and themselves) learn to speak the truth. The parent resource page at the end of Chloe and the Closet of Secrets: A Book about Lying gives a biblical framework and practical suggestions to help children understand what a lie is, some reasons that they lie, and the power of confession and forgiveness. Children will love the silly story with its bright, fun illustrations, and in the process be encouraged to always tell the truth. Chloe and the Closet of Secrets is part of the new Teaching Children to Use Their Words Wisely series.

The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep
Author: Nova Weetman
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2016-03-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702255491

A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven-year-old girl. I don't know if you've ever seen a house burn, but it's not like anything else... Clem Timmins has lost it all—her house, possessions and clothes. Now living in a tiny flat with her dad, she has to go to a new school far from what she knows. On her first day, Clem meets Ellie. To fit in, Clem reveals a secret and immediately regrets sharing too much with her new friend. How can Clem face everything in her life when all she wants to do is run away?

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups: The Second File

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups: The Second File
Author: David Wisniewski
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2001-07-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688178545

Urgent!It's happened again! David Wisniewski has completed another daring raid into the vault of parent rules. Within these forbidden pages lurk the real reasons why grown-ups want you to brush your teeth, eat your breakfast, and clean under your bed. The truth has been hidden for centuries, but the time of mystery is over. Grab a flashlight! Get under cover! It's time for ... The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups! The Second File

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies
Author: T.A. Rosewood
Publisher: T.A. Rosewood
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2022-01-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1800684991

Sensitive Secrets & Hidden Lies Sarah harbours long-buried secrets from her past that threaten to unravel her new life. Ashamed of the mistakes that still haunt her, she has kept the truth locked away, hoping to leave those dark days behind. But secrets cannot stay hidden forever. When echoes of the past begin to surface, Sarah struggles to conceal them from Tom, her loving boyfriend who remains unaware. She finds herself spinning an intricate web of lies to keep her secrets at bay, worried that the truth may destroy their picture-perfect relationship. As the pressure of secrecy mounts, Sarah risks losing everything she holds dear. Will coming clean about her past allow her a second chance at happiness? Or will the truth ultimately tear her new life apart? To move forward, she must confront yesterday's demons - but it may come at an unbearable cost. Read this thrilling, emotional book to discover what Secrets will stay hidden and what Lies have to be told.