SuitabookTwo Truths and a Lie
Sara Shepard
- Reading
- If reading together, pause when a new clue changes Emma’s assumptions and invite your reader to weigh it against earlier clues. Let them decide how much mystery to unravel before continuing.
- Themes
- Mean behaviour and kindness: The clique’s pranks and meanness sit alongside Emma’s effort to act kindly while solving her sister’s murder. The book takes a critical view of this.
- A shifting mystery: Emma’s leads and assumptions repeatedly shift as she investigates; Sutton’s memories and Thayer’s return add complications. The mystery is presented as twisty and unsettled: clues complicate Emma’s ideas rather than producing straightforward progress.
- Worth knowing
- The murder investigation includes blood, violent behaviour, child abuse by a father, rough treatment of Sutton, and pranks involving violence or threats. Teen drinking, kissing and a few profanities also appear.