What We Hide

Fiction - YA, School, Social Issues, Kids, Teen
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Author: Marthe Jocelyn ISBN: 9780375894657
Publisher: Random House Children's Books Publication: April 8, 2014
Imprint: Wendy Lamb Books Language: English
Author: Marthe Jocelyn
ISBN: 9780375894657
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication: April 8, 2014
Imprint: Wendy Lamb Books
Language: English

An engrossing novel-in-stories that paints a tapestry of secrets and lies: why we keep them, why we tell them, and what happens next.
 
Americans Jenny and her brother, Tom, are off to England: Tom to university, to dodge the Vietnam draft, Jenny to be the new girl at a boarding school, Illington Hall. This is Jenny's chance to finally stand out, so accidentally, on purpose, she tells a lie.
 
In the small world of Ill Hall, everyone has something to hide. Jenny pretends she has a boyfriend. Robbie and Luke both pretend they don't. Brenda won't tell what happened with the school doctor. Nico wants to keep his mother's memoir a secret. Percy is hush-hush about his famous dad. Oona lies to everyone. Penelope lies only to herself.
 
Deftly told from multiple points of view in various narrative styles, including letters and movie screenplays, What We Hide is provocative, honest, often funny, and always intriguing.
 
“Poignant and often witty.” **—**Kirkus Reviews
 
“An evocative representation of the tumultuous ’60s.” **—**Publishers Weekly
 
“Juicy, fast-paced.” **—**SLJ
 

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An engrossing novel-in-stories that paints a tapestry of secrets and lies: why we keep them, why we tell them, and what happens next.
 
Americans Jenny and her brother, Tom, are off to England: Tom to university, to dodge the Vietnam draft, Jenny to be the new girl at a boarding school, Illington Hall. This is Jenny's chance to finally stand out, so accidentally, on purpose, she tells a lie.
 
In the small world of Ill Hall, everyone has something to hide. Jenny pretends she has a boyfriend. Robbie and Luke both pretend they don't. Brenda won't tell what happened with the school doctor. Nico wants to keep his mother's memoir a secret. Percy is hush-hush about his famous dad. Oona lies to everyone. Penelope lies only to herself.
 
Deftly told from multiple points of view in various narrative styles, including letters and movie screenplays, What We Hide is provocative, honest, often funny, and always intriguing.
 
“Poignant and often witty.” **—**Kirkus Reviews
 
“An evocative representation of the tumultuous ’60s.” **—**Publishers Weekly
 
“Juicy, fast-paced.” **—**SLJ
 

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