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What I Saw and How I Lied

Name: What I Saw and How I Lied
Author: Jude Watson

What I Saw and How I Lied is a novel for young adults written by Judy Blundell and published by Scholastic in 2008. It won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature.What I Saw and How I Lied is historical fiction set in the United States after World War II. Scholastic recommends it for age 13+.

“I loved him like a fever. Then he left. He kicked through love like it was dust and he kept on walking.”

Jude Watson book What I Saw and How I Lied

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“I drove in last night,' he said. 'I couldn't sleep, it was too hot. So I went outside. I was feeling melancholy. Then I danced with a beautiful girl, and I felt better. What's your story?”

Jude Watson book What I Saw and How I Lied

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“I understood the word 'swoon'. It felt that way, like 'sweep' and 'moon' and 'woo', all those words smashed together in one word that stood for that feeling, right then.”

Jude Watson book What I Saw and How I Lied

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