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Book and Activities: Lies We Tell Ourselves

Lies We Tell Ourselves book cover

Overview

A sparkling debut with broad appeal to a young adult and adults tackling powerful issues of race and sexuality.

Resource details

Publication date

Age group

14 to 16 years

Education theme

Teach human rights

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It’s 1959. The battle for civil rights is raging. And it’s Sarah’s first day of school as one of the first black students at previously all-white Jefferson High. No one wants Sarah there. Not the Governor. Not the teachers. And certainly not the students. A truly sparkling debut with broad appeal to a young adult/adult crossover audience, tackling powerful issues of race and sexuality.