Berger, Joe Lyttle
Lies: The Pudding Problem, 228 pgs. CHAPTER BOOK Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2017 (Simon and Schuster). $13.99
Content: G.
Sam is known for
being a liar. At school there is a
bully, Feeny, who Sam continues to cross and Sam tries to lie his way out of
situations that just continue to get bigger.
Sam also lies at home, usually to protect his stray cat Pudding. As the lies stack up, Sam promises his
grandpa that he will finally tell the truth in order to solve the Fenny
problem. After Sam confesses everything and clears up the problems with his
family and Fenny, he confesses that still part of the truth was a lie.
I enjoyed the humor and story line of this graphic novel type chapter book. I also
didn’t mind Sam or the weird lies, until the end when he lies even when he is
trying to tell the truth. I had a hard
time with the fact that the moral of this story seemed to be that lying is okay
as long as it’s for a good cause. Sad,
because the illustrations and story were good until then.
EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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