{"product_id":"the-truth-trap-paperback","title":"The Truth Trap - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances A. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the California Young Reader Medal in the high school category and an ALA Best Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following the death of his parents in a car accident, fifteen-year-old Matt McKendrick runs away from his hometown with his small, deaf sister, Katie, to prevent her from being placed in an institution. Reaching Los Angeles exhausted and hungry, they take refuge in an abandoned theater. When Matt returns to the theater after an unsuccessful day hunting for work, he finds Katie gone and the police waiting to accuse him of murder. Alone in a city of strangers, Matt sets out on a desperate quest--fighting suspicion, hatred, and his own unbearable remorse and self-doubt--to prove to himself and to the Homicide detective who despises him that he is who he says he is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Truth Trap \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book in the series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances A. Miller has been both a teacher and a librarian. Currently at home in Chestertown, Maryland, she has lived all over the U.S. and spent 6 years in Australia. She is a long time member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and The Authors Guild, and author of four highly successful YA novels about Matt McKendrick and the Schuyler family. \u003ci\u003eThe Truth Trap\u003c\/i\u003e won the California Young Reader Medal (high school category), and was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAren't You the One Who . . . ?\u003c\/i\u003e, called \"taut and touching\" by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, was a top choice in \u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's annual Young Adult poll and on the Iowa Teen Award list. \u003ci\u003eLosers and Winners\u003c\/i\u003e was described by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"powerfully written story of uncommon humanity.\" \u003ci\u003eCutting Loose\u003c\/i\u003e, a Tor Book Club choice, was reviewed by a YA librarian as \"Real teenagers wrestling with real issues. Highly recommended.\" A ghost story \"Something's Different\" appeared in Donald Gallo's \u003ci\u003eShort Circuits\u003c\/i\u003e collection. Miller has also written \u003ci\u003eWatch Out, World!\u003c\/i\u003e, a fantasy for 9-11 year-olds; fiction and biographies for older students reading at the third grade level; and numerous articles on reading, writing, and books for national publications. From 1984 to 1987, Miller sponsored the \"Aussie Books for Kids\" exhibit which traveled to school--public and university--libraries all over the U.S., and in 1987 she organized \"Happy Birthday, Australia!\", a gift to Australia's children of 520 American children's books and hundreds of birthday cards to celebrate their country's bicentennial in 1988. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She still hears from readers who find her on the web at francesamiller.com. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760602743072,"sku":"9781504027038","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b9b34b7bd39ba59b788cdc2430e43eb.webp?v=1780184522","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-truth-trap-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}