Title: What I Saw and How I LiedAuthor: Judy Blundell
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 284
Release Date: November 1st 2008
Series: -
Where I Got It: Library
Synopsis: Murder and intrigue surround a girl in this mystery set in American in the aftermath of WWII
When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the secrets that surround him . . . until a tragedy occurs that shatters her family and breaks her life in two.
Judy Blundell
Judy Blundell has written books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers under several pseudonyms. Her novel, Premonitions, was an ALA Reluctant Readers Best Picks and was chosen by the New York Public Library as a 2004 Best Books for the Teen Age. Among her forthcoming projects is Book #4 in the New York Times bestselling series, The 39 Clues. Judy Blundell lives in Katonah, New York, with her husband and daughter.2008 National Book Award winner for her YA novel What I Saw and How I Lied, Judy Blundell is well known to Star Wars fans by her pseudonym, Jude Watson.
What could be more fun than writing in your journal? Well, how about writing Queen Amidala's journal for her? Jude Watson is currently the most celebrated author in the prequel-era of the Star Wars phenomenon. She's no stranger to science fiction — her own series, entitled Danger.com, is a mystery series based on the Internet. Watson became involved with LucasBooks when an editor she had worked with in the past selected her to write Captive to Evil by Princess Leia Organa (Star Wars Journal). Since then Watson has penned the Star Wars Jedi Apprentice series as well as journals for Queen Amidala and Darth Maul.
Readers of the Queen Amidala journal become privy to all her top secrets such as why she applies her lipstick in such an odd manner and how she manages her two identities as Queen Amidala and as Padme. The book is a doorway to all her thoughts, fears and strategies for everything from dealing with droid blasts to negotiating with the less-than-trustworthy Neimoidians!
In Jude's series, Jedi Quest, she explores the world of the Jedi through Jedi Master Obiwan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker.
So how does Jude keep all the characters and events in order? Jude definitely relies on the movies and the folks at LucasBooks, and she has even used A Guide to the Star Wars Universe by Bill Slavicsek as a handy reference. Jude also credits the creative collaboration with Scholastic editor David Levithan and Lucas editors Jane Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens as being extremely helpful. On the Lucas editors, she comments, "They are also incredibly cool — not only do they know the Star Wars universe inside and out, they really urge writers to bring their own ideas to the table."
Although the books are written for children ranging from 9 to 13 years of age, Watson has found a large fan base with adults! That's not a surprise since the stories are not only timeless, but also universal.
Review
I read this book on April 23rd 2014.
Ok, where do I begin? Evie... Evie... why? I mean, I don't think I've ever read a book with a more stupid lead role. Obviously, things are going on that she doesn't know about and she just thinks of it as nothing. Like, really? Really?
Evie is 15 years old and not the brightest bulb... or whatever. I sure hope I wasn't this naive at 15 because I was embarrassed throughout the entire book for her because she was just so... naive is the only word. Maybe she got better with age? I don't know, but it was sad to read. Every time I read something where she just made the stupidest move, I just wanted to chuck the book across the room. However, I didn't do that. First of all, it wasn't mine. Second of all, its a book and I love books.
The story seemed to go from one thing to the next and that was one of the most annoying things. I don't know why the author wrote the novel this way, but it wasn't fun.
I read the book in about a day because I needed to finish the book and move on. I recommend this to young adult readers who love post-war.
Evie is 15 years old and not the brightest bulb... or whatever. I sure hope I wasn't this naive at 15 because I was embarrassed throughout the entire book for her because she was just so... naive is the only word. Maybe she got better with age? I don't know, but it was sad to read. Every time I read something where she just made the stupidest move, I just wanted to chuck the book across the room. However, I didn't do that. First of all, it wasn't mine. Second of all, its a book and I love books.
The story seemed to go from one thing to the next and that was one of the most annoying things. I don't know why the author wrote the novel this way, but it wasn't fun.
I read the book in about a day because I needed to finish the book and move on. I recommend this to young adult readers who love post-war.
Ages: 14+
Grades: 9 and up
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