What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

But the real reason you should do so-the reason pretty much anyone should, whether you like sci fi or bodice rippers-is that it dives deep into the gray nature of morality. Sex, lies, murder, war… Yup-there are a number of reasons to pick this book up. What is What I Saw and How I Lied About and Why Should I Care? It doesn't just give readers a historical snapshot after all, and instead it's a story for the ages. So whether you're as enamored with the 1940s as Blundell, or if you like a good mystery-heck, if you just like some k-i-s-s-i-n-g up in your books-then What I Saw and How I Lied is definitely the book for you. In other words, we're not the only ones giving it rave reviews. What I Saw and How I Lied is not only a National Book Award winner, but also a School Library Journal Best Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults winner too. Plus it's really well written, as evidenced by the nice little collection of awards it's garnered for itself. Add racism, injustice, budding sexuality, and murder to the mix, and Evie's definitely got her work cut out for her. This is the world that Evie Spooner-an almost sixteen-year-old girl from New York and our leading lady-finds herself growing up in. Here’s the scoop on this time period: The men who served in the war have just come home after a long absence, so families are learning how to be together again, and everything's returning to a new kind of normal. (For more on that whole own name bit, be sure to check out the ' Best of the Web' section.) So it's no surprise, really, that the first novel Blundell published under her own name (in 2008), What I Saw and How I Lied, is an exploration of-you guessed it-a teenager's life in post-WWII America. If you got in trouble, you couldn't text OMG HELP to your best friend.' ( Source)

They were more on their own they weren't tethered to each other by cell phones.

'I also like the fact that teenagers had more autonomy. Are you ready to take a little trip down memory lane? Judy Blundell sure is, especially when it comes to hopping in the way back machine to visit post-WWII America.

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell