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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Author:
Summer, Mary Elizabeth
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 12-19
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.S953
Grade: 7-12
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ISBN-13: 9780385744065
LCCN: 2013037937
Imprint: Delacorte Press
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Pub Date: 10/14/2014
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $17.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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328 pages ; 22 cm
H 8.59",
W 5.75",
D 1",
0.975 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Teen
Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Mystery/Detective Fiction
Romance
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BISAC Subjects: |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General
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LC Subjects:
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Fathers and daughters, Fiction
Fathers and daughters, Juvenile fiction
High schools, Fiction
High schools, Juvenile fiction
Organized crime, Fiction
Organized crime, Juvenile fiction
Schools, Fiction
Swindlers and swindling, Fiction
Swindlers and swindling, Juvenile fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Father-daughter relationship, Fiction
High schools, Fiction
Organized crime, Fiction
School stories
Swindlers and swindling, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
5.2
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Points: 12.0
Lexile Level:
750
Reading Counts Level:
4.6
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Points: 19.0
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles | 12/01/2014 |
| St. Agatha High liar and con artist extraordinaire Julep Dupree must reconsider the lucrative scams she has been running for classmates when her father vanishes and she finds her apartment looted, sending her on a collision course with stalkers, hit men, and worse. Debut Novel, 336pp. |
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| Journal Reviews |
| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 01/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 7-10. Julep Dupree ran her first con when she was ten, and since then she's been adept at the family business of grifting. When the teenager comes home one night to find her apartment trashed and her father missing, she figures her father has gotten in over his head, and she knows that she has to find him herself rather than go to the police. Luckily, she's got some favors to call in from little jobs she has undertaken at her private school, and with the help of her computer-savvy partner, Sam, she starts tracking down obscure clues that her father has left her in a scavenger-hunt style. Her quest has also attracted the attention of Tyler Richland, the mind-erasingly handsome son of a senator. Tyler wants to help, Sam wants to help, the new barista at the local coffee shop wants to help, a dangerous-looking woman in a black Chevelle wants to help, but whom can Julep trust? What has her father gotten himself into, and how can she protect her friends while getting him back? This well-paced, well-plotted mystery has its share of barely plausible moments, but for the most part, the suspension of disbelief holds as Julep navigates between suspicious principals and threatening mobsters while trying to sort out her confused feelings about Tyler and Sam. Her final con is a masterpiece of leverage, but a shocking event prevents any fist-pumping triumph. Readers who enjoy Jaffe's Bad Kitty (BCCB 4/06) and Giles' Fake ID (BCCB 3/14) will want to pick this up. KC. 328p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2015 |
| 4. Julep Dupree is the daughter and protege of a talented con artist; when Dad goes missing, Julep deceives and schemes in order to save him. With help from two male friends--who also battle for her affections--Julep decodes cryptic clues that lead to a violent confrontation. Predictable, superficial relationship drama distracts from the high-stakes rescue mission in this mystery debut. jtm. 329pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 09/01/2014 |
| A girl grifter becomes caught up in a scheme that might be too big to handle. At only 15, Julep already is an accomplished grifter. No wonder: She learned from the best. Her dad is such a great con artist that he's never been caught. Despite his success, Julep must run cons and fixer services for her rich classmates to keep paying her tuition to a select private school because Dad throws his money away on the horses. When she arrives home one night to find their apartment trashed, she realizes that her dad has become involved with some dangerous characters and sets out to find him. Meanwhile she has to pay the rent as well as her tuition and living expenses while hiding her parentless state to avoid foster care, so she steps up her services, involving her best friend, Sam, and her possible new heartthrob, wealthy and handsome Tyler. Her efforts to track her father down hinge on cryptic clues he left for her, and following the trail puts her, Sam and Tyler into real danger. Summer creates a standout character in Julep. She lies and cheats with so much confidence and skill that readers will cheer her on, but she also adheres to her own strict moral code. The nature of the crime her father is caught up in, when revealed, just ratchets up the suspense. A memorable debut; here's hoping for a lot more from Summer. (Thriller. 14-18). 336pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 08/18/2014 |
| Ages 12-up. Debut author Summer's series kickoff accompanies its shrewd protagonist on a myriad of escapades as one of the best "fixers" in Chicago. At first, 15-year-old Julep Dupree is content to run small-time cons for a fee and a favor--finagling a geek's date to a dance with a popular girl or fabricating fake IDs for St. Agatha's Preparatory School's precocious socialites. But when her apartment is ransacked and her father (also a hustler) goes missing, Julep must figure out who is responsible, even if it means getting suspended from school, risking foster care, evading the FBI, and hunting down a Ukrainian mob kingpin. Julep's investigations and quick escapes keep the high-stakes story entertaining and readers guessing, yet her inability to read some characters' all-too-obvious motives is surprising given her wealth of talents as a grifter. Scenes involving a gun battle, a stabbing, an explosion, and a surprising death make for action-packed albeit gruesome reading, and enticing clues dropped at the end of the novel pave the way for Julep's next tussle. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency. (Oct.). 336p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 09/01/2014 |
| Gr 8 Up. Julep Dupree is a liar. Trained by her father in the family grifting business, she is adept at trading lies for money to pay the bills. Good thing, too, because the tuition for St. Agatha's High School is high. Julep isn't alarmed when she returns home one evening to find that her father missing, but the tousled state of the apartment leaves her with a hollow feeling and sets her on a chase to find him and the "mark" that perpetrated the ransacking. Best friend Sam is worried for her, but the teen pushes off his concern, even as she begins to get unusual and convenient attention from the class heartthrob, Tyler Richland. Together, the three high school students work to discover answers to all of Julep's questions, a mission that will prove deadly for one of them. Summer has penned a debut novel chronicling the life of a teenage grifter that is outrageous and believable. In Julep, the author explores a young female character who must call into question the actions of all those with whom she has contact, drawing upon inner strength to fortify her, even in the face of mortal danger. Summer's characters are well developed and leave readers looking forward to the next installment in this series. Colleen S. Banick, Westport Public Schools, CT. 336p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2014. |
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