Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    More True Lies
    More True Lies
    More True Lies
    Ebook64 pages18 minutes

    More True Lies

    By George Shannon and John O'Brien

    5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    A man is thrown in jail for picking up a rope. A student earns one hundred points on his math and history tests, yet fails both classes. A spider saves a fugitive from a legion of warriors. A farmer buys a cow, a horse, and a donkey, all with a single ear of corn.... Each of the eighteen stories in this book is true, technically. But each is also a lie.

    In his second collection of "true lies" from around the world, George Shannon challenges young readers to uncover the whole truth. But be careful: a word with more than one meaning can obscure the facts. And a hidden detail can mean the difference between honesty and a twisted truth that is, in its essence, a lie.

    Can you tell the difference?
    Can you discover:
    "What's the truth,
    the whole truth?
    And where's the lie?"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateDec 14, 2010
    ISBN9780062034090
    More True Lies
    Author

    George Shannon

    George Shannon is a popular storyteller and former children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Tomorrow's Alphabet, Lizard's Guest, and White Is for Blueberry. Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book. George Shannon lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

    Read more from George Shannon

    Related authors

    Related to More True Lies

    Related ebooks

    Children's Fairy Tales & Folklore For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Let’s Talk About... Thoughts

      Oct 6, 2021

      Many of them are really helpful and useful, but others can be distracting or make us feel down. Helpful thoughts include: new ideas, remembering daily tasks, coming up with fun games to play, or thinking about helping yourself or others. Unhelpful th

      1 min read

    • Article

      The PRIDE

      May 1, 2023

      The PRIDE
      5 min read

    • Article

      Lol

      Sep 9, 2020

      Lol
      3 min read

    • Article

      Chuckles

      Apr 16, 2021

      Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. A group of prosperous businessmen are dining at a top restaurant inside a gambling re

      4 min read

    • Article

      I Finally Feel That I’m Free

      Jan 29, 2020

      I Finally Feel That I’m Free
      11 min read

    • Article

      Every CLOUD

      Aug 31, 2022

      Every CLOUD
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Love Story For The Ages

      Nov 4, 2020

      A Love Story For The Ages
      13 min read

    • Article

      Lol

      Nov 13, 2019

      Lol
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Family Plot

      May 7, 2020

      The Family Plot
      10 min read

    • Article

      Lol

      Jan 10, 2024

      THERE was a man who was obsessed with tractors. He owned multiple tractors and heaps of tractor-themed merchandise – toy tractors, tractor calendars, posters, everything. One day, he and his wife were riding one of his tractors around a field, when h

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Griffin

      Nov 4, 2020

      The Griffin
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Lost Boy

      Oct 22, 2020

      The Lost Boy
      5 min read

    • Article

      Alien Mark

      Sep 1, 2017

      Alien Mark
      9 min read

    • Article

      The INVISIBLE RED STRING

      Feb 1, 2023

      The INVISIBLE RED STRING
      10 min read

    • Article

      END of Days

      Dec 21, 2021

      END of Days
      4 min read

    • Article

      Best Foot Forward

      Jul 2, 2021

      Best Foot Forward
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Show Boy

      Oct 9, 2019

      The Show Boy
      9 min read

    • Article

      Ust The Start

      Feb 20, 2020

      Ust The Start
      2 min read

    • Article

      Welcome to Hell

      Oct 28, 2021

      Welcome to Hell
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Bed For The night

      Jan 26, 2023

      A Bed For The night
      5 min read

    • Article

      You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down

      Apr 20, 2022

      You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down
      8 min read

    • Article

      Lol

      Sep 8, 2021

      Lol
      3 min read

    Reviews for More True Lies

    5/5

    2 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      More True Lies - George Shannon

      MORE

      TRUE

      LIES

      18 TALES FOR

      YOU TO JUDGE

      Told by

      George Shannon

      Illustrated by

      John O’Brien

      For

      Margaret Read MacDonald

      —G.S.

      For Tess,

      who is also Terase

      —J.O’B.

      Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      INTRODUCTION

      1 STOLEN ROPE

      2 THE COOKIE JAR

      3 SCHOOL DAYS

      4 FOREVER STRONG

      5 A SECRET LOVE

      6 FIRST TOUCH

      7 TROUBLE WITH TREES

      8 THE KNIFE

      9 THE NEW SERVANT

      10 SPARROWS

      11 PLENTY OF LIES

      12 QUALITY GUARANTEED

      13 WOOD FOR SALE

      14 MAILING GIFTS

      15 A TINY HERO

      16 THE RIGHT PROPOSAL

      17 BULL’S-EYE

      18 ONE EAR

      NOTES

      Copyright

      About the Publisher

      INTRODUCTION

      Dictionaries give us the definitions of words, but their meanings can still be confusing. Anyone who has been tricked by another’s words or has tried to avoid telling the truth while not directly lying knows that the meanings of words can be twisted. Words with more than one definition can be used purposely to confuse or to distract others from seeing the whole truth. Simply leaving out a word or two in a sentence can make the difference between telling the truth and telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth. When the goal is to deceive, there are many ways in which words can be used so that a statement is technically truthful yet basically a lie.

      The following tales from around the world are retold so that you can test your skills at finding the truth in what sounds like a lie, and finding the lie in what sounds like the truth. Read carefully to discover

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1