The Girl Who Couldn't Lie
by Radhika Sanghani
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Pub Date Feb 04 2025 | Archive Date Dec 31 2024
Lerner Publishing Group | Carolrhoda Books ®
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Description
Priya lies a lot. She tells her friends everything’s fine at home when in reality, her parents argue constantly. She tells her parents everything’s great at school even though Katie Wong’s bullying her. She tells her gymnastics coach she’ll happily do whatever it takes to win the upcoming championship, despite being secretly sick of the constant training. She figures this is the only way to avoid disappointing or upsetting others.
Priya’s grandmother, who died a year ago, was the only person who knew the real her.
When Priya puts on a bangle that her grandmother left her, she suddenly finds herself incapable of telling a lie. She can’t get the bangle off, so she can’t stop spilling truths—some that mortify her, some that get her into trouble . . . and some that actually change her life for the better. Can she learn to be honest without hurting the people she loves?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798765628690 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 344 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1531012
Wonderfully gentle handling of what can be quite a painful topic, and set in a world specifically designed to get Priya to take (and enjoy the fruits of taking) her Ba's advice. Adults may find this to be extremely confronting, with themes relating to how far you'll go to people-please and why, Some may also find this to be incredibly relatable (and triggering), especially those of us who are struggling to tell the truth and commit to actions in line with our truth. To them (and me), I'd say the best way to get through it - is to get through it. And, don't worry, Sanghani has our back, and, at times, it feels like she holds our hand and guides us step-by-step to the other side.
Multiple moving parts in Priya's life push her more and more to be a truth-teller and enjoy the consequences that come with it. Could be treated as proof for why honesty works. Perfect for guided journaling and meditations, reading on a crowded bus, and on a rainy day.
Donna M, Educator
I recieved a free eARC of this book. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.
Priya's parents fight. A lot. She feels pushed and pulled in many directions, by her parents, at school, at gymnastics, by the bully who makes her do her homework, by her sister who's ADHD makes her hard to handle, by her friends, and most of all by her parent's rules that you don't share any struggles outside family. And her one family confidante, her grandmother, died last year. So, Priya lies. A lot.
All this changes when she puts on her grandmother's final gift to her, a bangle said to be enchanted-and it won't come off. Now, Priya can't lie. Not to the teacher who hates her. Not to her bully. Not to her friends. Not to her parents. Not to her coach. And that doesn't always go well.
Everyone who feels trapped will relate to Priya's story, both the ups and downs. This is an excellent middle grade book that will have a wide appeal to many students. It deserves a place in libraries and classrooms.
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