We Were Liars

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends--the Liars--whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable. --John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

Author: E. Lockhart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780385741262
Age Range: 12-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 166195 / We Were Liars

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Teens Read - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2014 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 168
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Romantic Times 05/01/2014 pg. 42 - Excellent
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 91
New York Times Book Review 05/11/2014 pg. 17
Shelf Awareness 05/13/2014
Entertainment Weekly 05/16/2014 pg. 71
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 529
People Weekly 06/30/2014 pg. 46
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 46
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 84
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 25
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2014
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2014 pg. 67
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author

e. lockhart wrote the New York Times bestsellers We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud. Her other books include Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, and the Ruby Oliver Quartet: The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. Visit her online at emilylockhart.com, and follow @elockhart on Twitter.