Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Book Review II
Author: Gordan Korman
Illustrator: Joann Adinolfi
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Realistic
Primary Characters: Zoe Bent, Ms. Moore, and Dr. Bradley
Secondary Characters: Jerry Paradise, Mom, Dad, Joey, Brittany and Micheal
Publishing: Scholastic Little Apple Paperbacks 1997
Awards: N/A
Theme: Lies are not necessary to make yourself better: just be yourself.
Summary: Zoe Bent has a creative imagination, but she uses it to lie about things to make herself seem cooler. All of her classmates never believe her except for one, Micheal. Zoe makes an eagle nest out of a crock pot and peanut butter. A real eagle came to eat the peanut butter, but when she told everyone only Micheal believed her. Micheal and Zoe become friends, and she realizes that when you are yourself, the truth doesn't need any help at all.
Uses with students: This book could be used when discussing truthfulness. Also, it could simply serve as a silent reading book.
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