ALL THE TRUTH THAT’S IN ME is many things. It is a true romance, a story of desperate yearning and unrequited love. It’s a page-turning mystery full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end. But most of all, it’s an empowering drama about a girl’s journey from victim to hero.
Judith can’t speak. Ever since the horrifying trauma that left her best friend dead and Judith without her tongue, she’s been a pariah in her close-knit community of Roswell Station; even her own mother won’t look her in the eye. All Judith can do is silently pour out her thoughts and feelings to the love of her life, the boy who’s owned her heart as long as she can remember – even if he doesn’t know it – her childhood friend, Lucas. But when Roswell Station is attacked by enemies, long-buried secrets come to light . . . and Judith’s world starts to shift on its axis. Before she knows it, Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice, even if what she has to say might change her world, and the lives around her, forever.
Editorial Reviews
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“Lyrical language, a good mystery, and a compelling heroine-this is a page-turner with substance.” ― Booklist“Every now and then, a novel comes along with such an original voice that readers slow down to savor the poetic prose. This is such a story.” ― Kirkus“…suspenseful and haunting. Her poetic narrative will draw readers in…” ― Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Julie Berry grew up in western New York. She holds a BS from Rensselaer in communication and an MFA from Vermont College in writing for children and young adults. She now lives in southern California with her husband and four sons. THE SCANDALOUS SISTERHOOD OF PRICKWILLOW PLACE, a farcical Victorian murder mystery, is Julie’s latest title. ALL THE TRUTH THAT’S IN ME is Julie’s first YA novel. It has earned starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, BCCB, and the Horn Book. It’s been named a Junior Library Guild selection and Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults title by YALSA, and a Top Ten TAYSHAS title by the Texas Library Association. It won the Whitney Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Westchester Prize for YA, as well as Australia’s Silver Inky Award. It was nominated for the Edgar Award for Young Adult Mystery, and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for fiction in the UK. It is also a Horn Book Fanfare title, a Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2013, a Boston Globe top YA for 2013, and a School Library Journal best of 2013 selection. It will be published in 14 international countries and territories. Julie is also the author of THE AMARANTH ENCHANTMENT and SECONDHAND CHARM and the SPLURCH ACADEMY FOR DISRUPTIVE BOYS series. Julie’s works appear in audio and international versions worldwide. Follow her on www.julieberrybooks.com or on Twitter: @julieberrybooks
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