Nothing But the Truth (and a Few White Lies) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316011310)

A half Asian and half white teen navigates a summer of woe and love in this utterly relatable novel that Meg Cabot calls "A funny, touching read that will leave you craving more.". Half Asian and half white, Patty Ho has never felt completely home in her skin. Things get worse when a Chinese fortune-teller channels Patty's future via her belly button...and divines a white guy on her romance horizon. Faster than Patty can add two plus two, her ultra-strict Taiwanese mom freaks out and ships her off to math camp at Stanford. Just as Patty writes off her summer of woe, life starts glimmering will all kinds of possibilities....Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies) is a fresh and witty contemporary novel about finding yourself, perfect for fans of Mitali Perkins and Carolyn Mackler.

Author: Justina Chen
ISBN-10: 0316011312
ISBN-13: 9780316011310
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.56w x 0.74d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 105939 / Nothing But the Truth (and a Few White Lies)


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/09/2007 pg. 57