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Rules for Liars

by Debra Garfinkle Publisher: KAR BEN PUB

Friendship, appearances, and second chances

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Friendship, appearances, and second chances

Nikki Davis has learned to lie to match her friends’ affluent world, but her family’s move to a rundown apartment makes those cover stories harder to maintain. Rebecca Weiss is preoccupied with an approaching bat mitzvah and has little patience for someone she suspects is dishonest. Their contrasting pressures bring friendship and trust into focus, while Nikki’s growing web of lies raises the question of what it takes to repair a relationship after the truth emerges. The story also touches on economic difference, social belonging, and the challenge of making amends.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ages 9–12 interested in friendship stories involving honesty and trust.
  • Young readers curious about stories touching on social class, belonging, and family change.
  • Readers interested in a friendship complicated by secrets and a bat mitzvah approaching.

Themes

Friendship and trustHonesty and lyingSocial class and belongingSecond chances and making amendsBat mitzvah preparation

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Book overview

Funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt, Rules for Liars is about making mistakes, asking for second chances, and discovering the truth is worth telling.

Twelve-year-old Nikki Davis has been lying most of her life, pretending to fit into her friends' world of designer clothes and country club parties. When her mother loses her job and they move into a rundown apartment, Nikki tries to cover things up with increasingly desperate lies.

Rebecca Weiss has her own problems. Her bat mitzvah is just months away, and she's totally unprepared. She doesn't have time for a new person in her life--especially someone who might be deceiving her.

When Nikki and Rebecca's worlds collide, an unlikely friendship forms. But can a friendship built on secrets and lies survive? And when the truth finally comes out, will Nikki have the courage to make things right? Can Rebecca ever forgive her?

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