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Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Robin Talley
Based on real integration events of the 1960's
Ten black students are being integrated to an all white high school in Virginia. These ten students, face daily taunting, threats, hatred, bullying, spitballs, etc. One of them is Sarah, a senior. Her story alternates with that of a white girl named Linda, whose father is the very opinionated editor of the newspaper. There is tension between them from the very beginning, but there are other sparks there as well.
The main characters are well developed and continue to grow throughout the book. Some characters are a bit flat and stereotypical; I would have loved to see more character development in a few of the teachers especially.
I liked that the story alternated voice in sections, not chapters.
The LGBT plot line was handled well in my opinion, although I got tired of reading "it" and "her" in reference to a specific person and situation.That probably made it more true to Sarah's train of thought but as a reader it was annoying.
Overall, I really liked it and it stands out a bit from other integration books due to the LGBT inclusion
Ten black students are being integrated to an all white high school in Virginia. These ten students, face daily taunting, threats, hatred, bullying, spitballs, etc. One of them is Sarah, a senior. Her story alternates with that of a white girl named Linda, whose father is the very opinionated editor of the newspaper. There is tension between them from the very beginning, but there are other sparks there as well.
The main characters are well developed and continue to grow throughout the book. Some characters are a bit flat and stereotypical; I would have loved to see more character development in a few of the teachers especially.
I liked that the story alternated voice in sections, not chapters.
The LGBT plot line was handled well in my opinion, although I got tired of reading "it" and "her" in reference to a specific person and situation.That probably made it more true to Sarah's train of thought but as a reader it was annoying.
Overall, I really liked it and it stands out a bit from other integration books due to the LGBT inclusion