The Blood Lie
by Vernick, Shirley Reva
Skipping Stones Honor AwardHistorical FictionJewish PeopleYALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsPrejudice & DiscriminationNew York
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AR Book Level
4.7
AR Points
5
Word Count
31,927
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
147167 EN
About this book
In 1928 in Massena, New York, Jewish sixteen-year-old Jack Pool, in love with his Christian neighbor, is accused of killing her little sister for a blood sacrifice. The plot contains profanity, violence, and negative stereotypes.