Lies we tell ourselves

About this book

In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work together on a school project.

Subjects

  • african americans
  • african americans, history, fiction
  • children's fiction
  • fiction
  • high schools
  • high school students
  • historical fiction
  • history
  • juvenile fiction
  • juvenile fiction / historical
  • juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american
  • new york times bestseller
  • nyt:young-adult-e-book=2016-12-04
  • race relations
  • race relations, fiction
  • school integration
  • schools
  • schools, fiction
  • school stories
  • sexual orientation
  • virginia, fiction