Man...wouldn't it be awesome if everyone learned that lies can only cause trouble? Liar, Liar is the first in the Kevin series by Gary Paulsen. I think it is clear by now that I am SERIOUSLY feeling the love for Mr. Paulsen. I have come a long way from my first Paulsen and even from the second Kevin book, Flat Broke.
Paulsen has become one of my favorite authors.
Kevin battled his greed in Flat and in Liar, Liar he battles his "gift" for lying. He's just so darn good at it. And he wants to be liked and so he just tells folks what he knows they want to hear and he lies to try to build a perfect situation for himself. In this case, he wants to get himself closer to Tina, whom he loves from afar. In the end he discovers lying isn't the way to go, but this isn't a preachy book. Kevin is likable and funny and you can't help but cheer for him.
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