Seven Ways We Lie
Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781419723483
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A chance encounter tangles the lives of seven high school students, each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins, and each telling their story from their seven distinct points of view.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Racial Diversity; Separation; Divorce; Asexual; Pansexual; Biracial; separated parents; asexual teenager; pansexual teenager
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
Mexican American / White
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Bologna Ragazzi Award, 2017, Nominee, Fiction
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
schools; secrets; deadly sins; high school; lust; envy; greed; sloth; gluttony; wrath; pride
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Redgate, Riley, "Seven Ways We Lie" (2016). Diverse Families. 1252.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1252