{"product_id":"lies-i-tell-myself-9781665900898","title":"Lies I Tell Myself","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"heartfelt, emotionally insightful\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), and funny companion to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTo Tell You the Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, Raymond has a life-changing summer when he's sent to Maine to stay with the grandparents he's never met.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond has always preferred to keep life simple and leave adventuring to other people. But then he's sent across the country, against his will, to spend the summer before fifth grade with grandparents who think he's \"troubled\" and needs to have playdates set up for him. Determined to show everyone how brave, confident, and \u003ci\u003eun\u003c\/i\u003etroubled he can be, Raymond hatches a three-step plan: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1) Learn to ride a bike. His mom never got around to teaching him before she left.\u003cbr\u003e 2) Learn how to swim.\u003cbr\u003e 3) Make friends. On his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut can Raymond really change, or is this whole plan just a bunch of lies he's telling himself? With the help of his great-grandfather's old journal, a feral chicken, and a possibly imaginary new friend, Raymond might just overcome his fears and figure out who he really wants to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665900898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.63h x 5.13w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515549 \/ Lies I Tell Myself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beth Vrabel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42843637383349,"sku":"9781665900898","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e0cf6ac7-0d80-454c-b36f-c3a99efe193e.jpg?v=1681812885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lies-i-tell-myself-9781665900898","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}