The Book of Lies
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2007.
Format: Book
Edition: First American edition.
Description: 360 pages ; 22 cm
The newest boy at Mrs. Timmins's Home for Orphans and Foundlings awakes at first light with no name and no memory. But a strange girl who hides among the shadows of the orphanage tells him that a mysterious wizard's creation, the Book of Lies, holds the answers, and then gives him one clue: "Your name is Marcel."
With that knowledge, and the help of three new friends, Marcel begins a quest to find the truth about his real identity--a truth that is hidden in the Book of Lies. As Marcel learns more about his past, he realizes that truth can change at any moment and can be manipulated by anyone, and he begins to wonder if the old book's so-called magical truth might be the greatest lie of all.
Contents:
Mrs Timmins' home for orphans and foundlings -- Lord Alwyn -- Old belch -- Race -- Book of lies -- Whispers in the orchard -- Pandemonium -- Forest -- Verse in golden letters -- Journey's end -- In a cellar beneath the city -- True and rightful heirs -- Long beard -- Lenoth Crag -- Ones you love can be the first to die -- Saving Bea -- Return to the chamber -- Astounding truths and magic tricks -- Tapestry -- Waning magic -- Sparks in the darkness -- Let slip the beast -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
9780060578428 (trade bdg.)