- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books; New edition edition (22 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330368206
- ISBN-13: 978-0330368209
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 242,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gemma and Mike each have something to hide, and when they meet the electricity that sparks between them leads them both to act uncharacteristically, causing each other pain that they will never forget. As the two misfits each begin to face the ghosts that have haunted them for most of their young lives, the emotional scars of two deeply unhappy children are slowly and painfully revealed as their relationship as pursuer and pursued magnifies the hurt to the point of despair.
Powerful, haunting and totally gripping, Tell Me No Lies is an explosive psychological thriller that never compromises, never disappoints and leaves the reader with the uncomfortable and overwhelming impression that there are some problems that can never be completely resolved, but may perhaps become more bearable as time moves on. It is also proof, if proof were needed, that the award-winning Malorie Blackman is a literary force to be reckoned with. (Ages 10 to 13) --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gemma and Mike - two kids hurt by their past are now inextricably linked. Their effect on each others' lives will be explosive.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mike is the new kid in town and is desperate to make new friends. Which he does, much to the dislike of Gemma. She has been there her whole life and has no friends. To keep herself busy and because she has no Mum, Gemma Collects pictures of Mums. Anything from Mums out of the newspaper looking sad to Mums out of a magazine, at the beach. A moving tale of deception, jealousy and friendship. Tell me no Lies is split into two halves, each chapter spinning from one character to the next, leaving the reader with an uneasy feeling of what might happen next.The two main characters, Gemma and Mike, are both hiding unbearable secrets about their parents. Their terrible secrets hangover them like a dark rain cloud never to go away.
Gemma and Mike, are two very lonely people looking for someone to help and understand them. In their despair, they both bring out their bad side and do things which are completely out of character. Award winning Malorie Backman writes with alot of feeling. She paints a vivid picture in the readers mind, of the passionate book which brings tears to the eyes of many.
30 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is good, but not excellent. It doesn't compare to Noughts and Crosses. It's about a lonely girl named Gemma and a new boy at school called mike, and they have both lost their mothers. Its all about jelousy, bribary, hatred and friendship. It is worth a read but you have to keep to it because it's a bit slow. Malorie Blackman's trick is to hide secrets within her characters and slowly reveal them in the story to keep the reader gripped and she does this well in Tell me no lies. What i'd say is if you have the time, read all of Blackman's books as she is a terrific author, but if you have time for one book then keep searching because this isn't it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Courage is a word rarely used to describe your average child who complains a lot and appears to be little more than devious and attention seeking, but in this book Malorie Blackman looks behind the "brave face" of the child with difficulties to examine not only the complexity of the problems that have made them react the way they so but also the daily courage some children have to display to simple face a world that is completely at odds with what they have been promised
I rate this book extrememly highly and should to be read not just by its target adolescent audience but also anybody involved with children who can take the time out and look deeper beneath the surface.
A brave and possibly controversial book that points out that nothing is rarely what it apppears when it comes to children and growing up
I rate this book extrememly highly and should to be read not just by its target adolescent audience but also anybody involved with children who can take the time out and look deeper beneath the surface.
A brave and possibly controversial book that points out that nothing is rarely what it apppears when it comes to children and growing up
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Tell Me No Lies Book Review
This is a really interesting book; maybe one of Malorie's best. Basically, there is a girl called Gemma. She collects scrapbooks of people's mothers. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Natalie Foster
Gripping read!
Slow to start but once you're into the book it's really enjoyable and hard to put down. It's written from two different points of view which gives you an insight into each... Read more
Published on 8 July 2008 by Mrs. Kirsty Hallam
Okay...
I'm not sure I could describe this book as amazing. It is rather 'bitty', with slightly unrealistic characters and plot. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2005
Tell me no lies - a review
This book is quite good, and I sugest that you buy it, Malorie Blackman once again shows her true talent as a author by writing this book. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2004
interesting
This book is a good book for people ages 11 - 14 and It is very interesting.It is about a girl named Gemma who lost her mother so cuts out pictures of other mothers for her... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2000
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