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The Truth Commission

April 14, 2015 | Hardcover
ISBN: 9780670067596
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Description

Open secrets are the heart of gossip--the things that no one is brave or clueless enough to ask. That is, except for Normandy Pale and her friends Dusk and Neil. They are juniors at Green Pastures Academy of Art and Applied Design, and they have no fear.

They are the Truth Commission.

But Normandy's passion for uncovering the truth is not entirely heartfelt. The truth can be dangerous, especially when it involves her sister, Keira, her brilliant older sister, the creator of a best-selling graphic novel series, who has left college and come home under mysterious circumstances, and in complete silence.

Even for a Truth Commissioner, there are some lines that cannot be crossed ...

This dryly funny, knife-sharp novel, written as "narrative nonfiction" by Normandy herself, features footnotes, illustrations and a combination mystery/love story that will capture readers from the first page.

About this Author

SUSAN JUBY is the bestselling author of the internationally popular Alice MacLeod books--recently made into a television series--and the critically acclaimed novels Getting the Girl and Another Kind of Cowboy. Her work has won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, been selected as a Children's Book Sense 76 Pick, a Kirkus Editors' Choice, and an ALA Best Book, and has been shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, an Edgar Award, an Arthur Ellis Award, and the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Please visit her website at www.susanjuby.com.

ISBN: 9780670067596
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Published: 2015-04-14

Reviews

"In a tell-all, socially networked world, balancing the right to know (and use) 'the truth' against the right to privacy is both confusing and challenging. Readers will root for these engaging characters to chart a successful course through these murky waters. Hilarious, deliciously provocative and slyly thought-provoking, Juby's welcome return is bound to ignite debate." - Kirkus Review (starred review)

"The narrative/book is smart, darkly funny, sad, and heartening as Normandy learns some hard truths, how to stand up for herself, and how to take charge of her own destiny. While there is no reconciliation in sight, there's no doubt that the truth has set her free. A surprising, witty, and compulsive read." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"You know how we have terms like "Dickensian?" I vote that from here on in we should also have "Jubyesque," to describe something particularly funny, offbeat and original." - Susin Nielsen, author of the Governor General Award-winning The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

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