Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel

Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel

by Avi

Overview

This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!

In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth grader Philip Malloy is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781606865484
Publisher: Scholastic HRDerbacks
Publication date: 01/28/2010
Pages: 177
Sales rank: 1,179,211
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile: NP (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Avi's work spans nearly every genre and has received nearly every major prize, including the Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead and Newbery Honors for Nothing But the Truth and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Avi lives in Colorado. You can learn more about him online at avi-writer.com.

Date of Birth:

December 23, 1937

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Education:

University of Wisconsin; M.A. in Library Science from Columbia University, 1964

Website:

http://www.avi-writer.com

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