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The Good Liar
By Maguire, Gregory
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39590-697-2
- Publisher
- New York : Clarion Books, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1999
Gr 4-7 Three girls doing a school assignment on World War II write a letter to an artist they've seen on TV when they learn he grew up in the Loire Valley of France during the war. Marcel Delarue responds to their questions by telling his family's story, which is the basis of this novel. Marcel, his two brothers, and his mother lead ordinary rural lives, enlivened by the boys' favorite game-telling outrageous lies. The German occupation has only a minimal impact on them, at least at first. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
