If I Lie
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781442454132
Pages
276 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Seventeen-year-old Sophie Quinn becomes an outcast in her small military town when she chooses to keep a secret for her Marine boyfriend who is missing in action in Afghanistan.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Military families; Single parent; Divorce; Gay/Lesbian; son in the military; single father; divorced parents; gay son
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single father
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Booklist Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2014
Rainbow List, 2014 Teen Fiction
Young Adults' Choices, 2013
Keywords
war; military; missing in action; Afghanistan; bullying; photography; yearbook; VA hospital
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Jackson, Corrine, "If I Lie" (2012). Diverse Families. 1297.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1297