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		PRIX LITTÉRAIRE JEUNESSE QUÉBEC 2004 TO ENCOURAGE NEW AUTHORS MENSONGES! EDITED BY MICHEL LAVOIE GATINEAU, QUEBEC: VENTS D'OUEST, 2004. 152 P. (NOUVELLES ADO; 60. DRAME) ISBN 2895370885 AGES 12 AND UP
Mensonges! Source

People who say they never lie may be fibbing. So who is faking it and who is genuinely honest? We are in serious need of some truth serum or a lie detector, here! The young authors of Mensonges! have fun sowing seeds of doubt and throwing readers off track. It is a clever technique that can transform a good guy into a bad guy in an instant, confounding us with its devilish mix of fiction and reality. All very confusing!

How is it possible to tell true from false when lying and hypocrisy are rife? It is exhilarating if you succeed -- but be careful not to fall into your own trap by making your own falsehoods too realistic and believable. These eight short stories explore love and violence, and tackle powerful subjects such as war and the environment.

This compilation of short stories reveals the literary talents and rich imagination of its eight young authors.

-JMB