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The New York Times bestseller John Green called "thrilling, beautiful, and . . . utterly unforgettable" is at long last available in paperback! Includes bonus content!

42 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List!
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Time, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe!


Don't miss the modern, sophisticated suspense thriller from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie.

We are Sinclairs.
We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Perhaps that is all you need to know.
Except that some of us are liars.
© Heather Weston

E. Lockhart wrote the New York Times bestseller We Were Liars and the upcoming Genuine Fraud, a psychological thriller. Her other books include Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and the Ruby Oliver Quartet, which includes The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. She also wrote How to Be Bad with Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle. Visit her online at emilylockhart.com, and follow her on Twitter at @elockhart.

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Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.

No one is a criminal.

No one is an addict.

No one is a failure.

The Sinclairs are athletic, tall, and handsome. We are old-money Democrats. Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive.

It doesn't matter if divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle. It doesn't matter if trust-fund money is running out; if credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter. It doesn't matter if there's a cluster of pill bottles on the bedside table.

It doesn't matter if one of us is desperately, desperately in love.

So much 

in love 

that equally desperate measures 

must be taken.

We are Sinclairs.

No one is needy.

No one is wrong.

We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.

Perhaps that is all you need to know.
Educator Guide for Random Minis: We Were Liars

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

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Classroom Activities for Random Minis: We Were Liars

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

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Discussion Guide for Random Minis: We Were Liars

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  • WINNER | 2016
    Missouri Gateway Readers Award
  • WINNER | 2015
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • WINNER | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2018
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • HONOR | 2016
    Rhode Island Teen Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Virginia Capitol Choices Award List
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Virginia Young Readers Program
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
  • FINALIST | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Pennyslvania Young Readers Choice Master List
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Michigan Reading Association Great Lakes Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Florida Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    IRA Young Adult Choices
  • AWARD | 2014
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • AWARD | 2014
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
  • AWARD | 2014
    Publishers Weekly Best Books
  • SELECTION | 2014
    Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
  • SELECTION | 2014
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

E. Lockhart at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) 2015 Random House Luncheon

About

The New York Times bestseller John Green called "thrilling, beautiful, and . . . utterly unforgettable" is at long last available in paperback! Includes bonus content!

42 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List!
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Time, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe!


Don't miss the modern, sophisticated suspense thriller from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie.

We are Sinclairs.
We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Perhaps that is all you need to know.
Except that some of us are liars.

Author

© Heather Weston

E. Lockhart wrote the New York Times bestseller We Were Liars and the upcoming Genuine Fraud, a psychological thriller. Her other books include Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and the Ruby Oliver Quartet, which includes The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. She also wrote How to Be Bad with Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle. Visit her online at emilylockhart.com, and follow her on Twitter at @elockhart.

View titles by E. Lockhart

Excerpt

Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.

No one is a criminal.

No one is an addict.

No one is a failure.

The Sinclairs are athletic, tall, and handsome. We are old-money Democrats. Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive.

It doesn't matter if divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle. It doesn't matter if trust-fund money is running out; if credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter. It doesn't matter if there's a cluster of pill bottles on the bedside table.

It doesn't matter if one of us is desperately, desperately in love.

So much 

in love 

that equally desperate measures 

must be taken.

We are Sinclairs.

No one is needy.

No one is wrong.

We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.

Perhaps that is all you need to know.

Guides

Educator Guide for Random Minis: We Were Liars

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Classroom Activities for Random Minis: We Were Liars

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Discussion Guide for Random Minis: We Were Liars

Provides questions, discussion topics, suggested reading lists, introductions and/or author Q&As, which are intended to enhance reading groups’ experiences.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Awards

  • WINNER | 2016
    Missouri Gateway Readers Award
  • WINNER | 2015
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • WINNER | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2018
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
  • NOMINEE | 2016
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • HONOR | 2016
    Rhode Island Teen Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Virginia Capitol Choices Award List
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Virginia Young Readers Program
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
  • FINALIST | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2015
    Pennyslvania Young Readers Choice Master List
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Michigan Reading Association Great Lakes Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2015
    Florida Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2015
    IRA Young Adult Choices
  • AWARD | 2014
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • AWARD | 2014
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
  • AWARD | 2014
    Publishers Weekly Best Books
  • SELECTION | 2014
    Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
  • SELECTION | 2014
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

Media

E. Lockhart at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) 2015 Random House Luncheon

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