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McKissack, Pat
THE HONEST-TO-GOODNESS TRUTH
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
IL K-3, RL 3.3
ISBN 0689826680
 
When Libby lies to her mama and is caught, she vows never to lie again. So she tells the truth. Ruthie Mae has a hole  in her sock. Willie hasn't done his homework; old Miz Tusselbury's yard looks like a jungle. So if she is honest, why is the whole world mad at her? When Libby gets a taste of her own medicine, will she finally learn the difference between a lie and the honest-to-goodness truth?  (Jeannie Bellavance bellavance@erols.com for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards)
SUBJECTS:     Honesty -- Fiction.
                        Conduct of life -- Fiction.

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