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Published
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

To Be Perfectly Honest

Sonya Sones

Colette, a compulsive liar and daughter of a movie star, spends a summer on location and falls for a boy with secrets.

  • YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
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Themes

First loveIdentityFamily

Mood

Feels funny, lighthearted.

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