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A Truth Worth Tellin'
Contributor(s): Fruit, Fresh (Illustrator), Teepell, Toni (Author)

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 ISBN: 0615308228     ISBN-13: 9780615308227
Publisher: Ramsay Publishing
OUR PRICE: $10.44  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: 813.6
Lexile Measure: 650 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.25" W x 8" L (0.53 lbs) 208 pages
Awards: Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner, South Fiction, 2010
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2012
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 139413
Reading Level: 4.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
New author Toni Teepell's debut, A Truth Worth Tellin', is a story of unconditional love. It chronicles a family who triumphs in the midst of utter tragedy and a true friendship between two likeminded souls. At twelve-years-old Maggie Wall is on the brink of blooming when she learns how to swallow a spoonful of fate. While she knows that no one can be blamed for her mother's schizophrenia, it is not easy being her daughter. Still, there are a lot worse things than facing crazy and she is certain that the truth really does set folks free. Maggie's father is her anchor and Samantha, Maggie's cigar smoking, candy-stealing friend, is her summer's ultimate challenge. Through Maggie, Samantha is able to be a little more honest as she comes to grips with her own mother, an abusive drunk who is known to take just as many swings as she does swigs. With a prose that is decidedly Delta, this gripping Louisiana tale marks a bold new voice in modern Southern literature.
 
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