The Good Liar
by Gregory Maguire
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Now an old man living in the United States, Marcel recalls his childhood in German-occupied France, especially the summer that he and his older brother Rene befriended a young German soldier.Tags
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To the dismay of their devout and gentle mother, three French brothers delight in telling outrageous lies. When Jews are hidden in their village after the fall of Paris, lying is no longer a game.
Grades 4 to 6. Three students researching WWII ask a famous painter to tell them what it was like for him as a child during the war. The story he tells them is about lies -- lies told to protect Jewish people and save lives. About the effects of war on children who must play small parts in larger dramas.
This is the book based on the new movie out this winter. It IS a book written by Gregory MaGuire, the author of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the wicked Witch of the West." This short novel for young readers is about German-occupied France during WWII.
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Gregory Maguire was born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Tufts University. He is a founder and co-director of Children's Literature New England, Incorporated, a non-profit educational charity established in 1987. He writes for show more both adults and children. His first book, The Lighting Time, was published in 1978. His adult works include Wicked, Confessions of and Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. The Broadway play Wicked is based on his book of the same title. His children's books include the picture book Crabby Cratchitt, the novel The Good Liar, and the Hamlet Chronicles series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Marcel Delarue; Uncle Anton; Madame Cauverian; Madame Sevremont; Monsieur Nicodeme; Miriam Cauverian
- Important places
- Loire Valley, France
- First words
- Our class is studying World War II in Europe.
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