Lies I Tell Myself

Beth Vrabel

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781665900904
• Print ISBN:
  9781665900898

In this "heartfelt, emotionally insightful" ( Kirkus Reviews ), and funny companion to the acclaimed To Tell You the Truth, Raymond has a life-changing summer when he's sent to Maine to stay with the grandparents he's never met. Raymond has always preferred to keep life simple and leave adventuring to other people. But then he's sent across the country, against his will, to spend the summer before fifth grade with grandparents who think he's "troubled" and needs to have playdates set up for him. Determined to show everyone how brave, confident, and un troubled he can be, Raymond hatches a three-step plan: 1) Learn to ride a bike. His mom never got around to teaching him before she left.
2) Learn how to swim.
3) Make friends. On his own.But can Raymond really change, or is this whole plan just a bunch of lies he's telling himself? With the help of his great-grandfather's old journal, a feral chicken, and a possibly imaginary new friend, Raymond might just overcome his fears and figure out who he really wants to be.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• First Lie: I’m Fine.
• Second Lie: I’m Not Afraid of Aliens Anymore.
• Third Lie: This Will Be the Summer That Changes Me.
• Fourth Lie: I’m Not Angry.
• Fifth Lie: I Don’t Need Training Wheels.
• Sixth Lie: I Don’t Care.
• Seventh Lie: Turtles Don’t Scare Me.
• Eighth Lie: Who Cares What Gigi Thinks? Not Me!
• Ninth Lie: I’m Never Speaking to Miss Elena Again.
• Tenth Lie: We Don’t Miss Her.
• Eleventh Lie: My Plan is on Track.
• Twelfth Lie: It’s Easier Not to Have Friends.
• Thirteenth Lie: I Don’t Care What People Think.
• Fourteenth Lie: I’m Not Afraid of Clementine.
• Fifteenth Lie: Clementine Can’t Make Me Dance.
• Sixteenth Lie: I Want Everyone to Leave Me Alone.
• Seventeenth Lie: I’m Done Being Sad.
• Eighteenth Lie: I Don’t Have Any Secrets.
• Nineteenth Lie: Berto Ruiz Isn’t Worth the Trouble.
• Twentieth Lie: Things Eventually Go Back to Normal.
• Twenty-First Lie: Storms Don’t Scare Me.
• Twenty-Second Lie: She’s Here for Me.
• Twenty-Third Lie: Mom is Different Now.
• Twenty-Fourth Lie: She’s Sorry.
• Twenty-Fifth Lie: I Know What I’m Doing.
• Twenty-Sixth Lie: At Least It Can’t Get Any Worse.
• Twenty-Seventh Lie: What’s in Front of Me is All I Want.
• Twenty-Eighth Lie: Chickens are Simple Creatures. So are People.
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Copyright