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THIS STORY IS A LIE
By: Tom Pollock
Soho Teen
August 2018
On Sale: August 7, 2018
336 pages
ISBN: 1616959118
EAN: 9781616959111
Kindle: B071DCWY19
Hardcover / e-Book
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Young Adult Suspense
A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le CarrΓ©, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a math genius. He also suffers from devastating panic attacks. Pete gets through each day with the help of his motherβa famous scientistβand his beloved twin sister, Bel. But when his mom is nearly assassinated in front of his eyes and Bel disappears, Pete finds himself on the run. Dragged into a world where state and family secrets intertwine, Pete must use his extraordinary analytical skills to find his missing sister and track down the people who attacked his mother. But his greatest battle will be with the enemy inside: the constant terror that threatens to overwhelm him. Weaving between Peteβs past and present, This Story Is a Lie is a testimony from a protagonist who is brilliant, broken and trying to be brave.
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