The Big Lie (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763691257)

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 M del, 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.

Author: Julie Mayhew
ISBN-10: 0763691259
ISBN-13: 9780763691257
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2017
School Library Journal 10/01/2017 pg. 111
Publishers Weekly 10/02/2017
Booklist 10/01/2017 pg. 77
Foreword 10/25/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 85
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 152 - Superior,Well Above Average