The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge

ISBN 10: 1419718959 / ISBN 13: 9781419718953

Published by Amulet Books, New York, 2016

About this Item

Inscribed by author on Half title page in black pen, "To Elisabeth, Frances Hardinge" with goose head and neck doodle. Fourth printing, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 to number line. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; fine, appears unread. Dust jacket ($17.95) has few minor bumps to top edges with "COSTA Book of the Year" label to top front cover. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lie Tree
• Publisher: Amulet Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419718959
• ISBN 13: 9781419718953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 4th Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction.
An ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book and an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten selection

A teenage girl unravels lies and magic to solve her father's murder in this unforgettable and thought-provoking YA historical fantasy from award-winning novelist Frances Hardinge

Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To most people, she is modest and well mannered'a proper young lady who knows her place. But inside, Faith is burning with questions and curiosity. She keeps sharp watch of her surroundings and, therefore, knows secrets no one suspects her of knowing'like the real reason her family fed Kent to the close-knit island of Vane. And that her father's death was no accident.
 
In pursuit of revenge and justice for the father she idolizes, Faith hunts through his possessions, where she discovers a strange tree. A tree that bears fruit only when she whispers a lie to it.  The fruit, in turn, delivers a hidden truth. The tree might hold the key to her father's murder. Or, it might lure the murderer directly to Faith herself, for lies'like fires, wild and crackling'quickly take on a life of their own.

About the Author

Frances Hardinge is the winner of the Costa Book of the Year and Costa Children's Book Awards for The Lie Tree. She is the author of several books for children, including Cuckoo Song (five starred reviews, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal), The Lost Conspiracy (five starred reviews, Los Angeles Times Book Award Finalist), Fly by Night (shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book prize), Well Witched (SLJ Best Book of 2008), and Fly Trap (shortlisted for the Guardian Prize, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal). She lives in England. www.franceshardinge.com.