The Stinky Truth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481470865)

Sam Lyttle learns that sometimes the truth can hurt just as much as a lie in this follow-up to the humorous and cheeky illustrated middle grade novel The Pudding Problem which Kirkus Reviews calls perfect for "fans of Timmy Failure and Big Nate."

School's out, and a long, hot summer of endless fun beckons for Sam and Charlie. Except that no sooner has it begun than they're wishing it away in anticipation of Cry Wolfe, the first Wolfe Stone movie, which opens at the end of the season. Sam's mom issues him a challenge: if, and only if, Sam can make it through the entire vacation without telling a single fib, he will be allowed to see his crime-fighting hero on the big screen.

Six whole weeks, without a single lie? No problem. Until the small matter of a tray of snowball cakes in the fridge with a Sam-sized footprint in them threatens to end Sam's dreams of cinema heaven. Can he continue to steer clear of lying, while not having to reveal the actual reason he was in the fridge, in the dark, standing on a table to get to the top shelf to hide 'the thing that shall never be named?'

Author: Joe Berger
ISBN-10: 1481470868
ISBN-13: 9781481470865
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2018
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198596 / Stinky Truth


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory