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The Big Lie

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In a gripping novel set in present-day England under a Nazi regime, a sheltered teen questions what it means to be "good" — and how far she's willing to go to break the rules.

Nazi England, 2014. Jessika Keller is a good girl — a champion ice skater, model student of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, and dutiful daughter of the Greater German Reich. Her best friend, Clementine, is not so submissive. Passionately different, Clem is outspoken, dangerous, and radical. And the regime has noticed. Jess cannot keep both her perfect life and her dearest friend, her first love. But which can she live without? Haunting, intricate, and unforgettable, The Big Lie unflinchingly interrogates perceptions of revolution, feminism, sexuality, and protest. Back matter includes historical notes from the author discussing her reasons for writing an "alt-history" story and the power of speculative fiction.


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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 14, 2017

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  • ISBN: 9780763694012
  • File size: 936 KB
  • Release date: November 14, 2017

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780763694012
  • File size: 936 KB
  • Release date: November 14, 2017

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English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:780
Text Difficulty:3-4

In a gripping novel set in present-day England under a Nazi regime, a sheltered teen questions what it means to be "good" — and how far she's willing to go to break the rules.

Nazi England, 2014. Jessika Keller is a good girl — a champion ice skater, model student of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, and dutiful daughter of the Greater German Reich. Her best friend, Clementine, is not so submissive. Passionately different, Clem is outspoken, dangerous, and radical. And the regime has noticed. Jess cannot keep both her perfect life and her dearest friend, her first love. But which can she live without? Haunting, intricate, and unforgettable, The Big Lie unflinchingly interrogates perceptions of revolution, feminism, sexuality, and protest. Back matter includes historical notes from the author discussing her reasons for writing an "alt-history" story and the power of speculative fiction.


Expand title description text