Theadora Grumman is a liar.  All of her lies hang over her like a shadow and she’s not very proud of it.  Thea’s parents just want the best for her, but sometimes it’s too much.  Thea goes to her grandmother’s house every summer in Port Harbor and they always have the best time.  But this trip seems to be different.  First of all, Thea’s mother has given her a notebook to take with her to Port Harbor, in which she will write a hundred truths.  It might be hard for Thea, being a liar, but she has decided to tell the story of how she lost her best friend in it.  On top of that, the house is more crowded than usual, so she has to share a room with her really annoying seven year old cousin, Jocelyn.  Jocelyn is kept busy by spying on her aunts because she thinks they are up to no good.  She wants Thea to help her, even though Thea hates little children, she makes a bond with Jocelyn.  It’s not hard for Thea to keep the secret of her notebook, but when she finds that her aunts aren’t going to work everyday, maybe Thea’s not the only one who is keeping secrets in this family.  Will Thea’s lies finally put so much weight on her until she can’t take it anymore?  What really happened to her friend?  Read this book to find out.

This book was different among the others I have read, but in a good way.  This book is really sad at the end so be prepared.  You really see inside Thea and what she is thinking.  She is not proud of her lies, but she can’t help it.  It’s really interesting to look into the mind of a liar, you would think they are so horrible inside, but you see that they are just confused souls.  The lies that Thea has told torments her, but I guess she will never learn.  I learned how much lies hanging over you can change what people think of you and what you think of yourself.

-Ryan K.