The Best Liars in Riverview
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

The Best Liars in Riverview

By Lin Thompson

Aubrey's search for a missing friend uncovers secrets and self-discovery.

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336 pages
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In a small Kentucky town, Aubrey's best friend Joel vanishes, leaving only a raft behind. As Aubrey, Mari, and Teagan search the river, secrets unravel. Can Aubrey face the truth about Joel's disappearance and their own identity? The journey reveals hidden truths and challenges everything they thought they knew.

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In the woods of a small Kentucky town, Aubrey sets off on a journey about growing up, self-discovery, and acceptance while searching for their missing best friend–perfect for fans of King and the Dragonflies and Three Times Lucky. Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence–weird, yet the same kind of weird. But lately, even their shared weirdness seems weird. Then Joel disappears. Vanishes. Poof. The whole town is looking for him, and Aubrey was the last person to see Joel. Aubrey can’t say much, but since lies of omission are still lies, here’s what they know for sure: For the last two weeks of the school year, when sixth grade became too much, Aubrey and Joel have been building a raft in the woods.The raft was supposed to be just another part of their running away game.The raft is gone now, too.Aubrey doesn’t know where Joel is, but they might know how to find him. As Aubrey, their friend Mari, and sister Teagan search along the river, Aubrey has to fess up to who they really are, all the things they never said, and the word that bully Rudy Thomas used that set all this into motion.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
336
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about bullyingBooks about identityBooks about LGBTQBooks about rural living
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Published
March 8, 2022
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316276726

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