The Pudding Problem, 1

A boy must untangle the web of lies he's created in order to prove his innocence in this humorous and cheeky illustrated middle grade novel that's perfect for "fans of Timmy Failure and Big Nate" (Kirkus Reviews).

Sam Lyttle is prone to stretching the truth. Most of his lies are harmless; tall tales and the product of an overactive imagination. So when Sam is summoned to explain a strange discovery--a ping-pong ball in a jar of peanut butter--and denies involvement, no one believes him. Then more seemingly unrelated peculiarities emerge, and Sam categorically denies any knowledge of those, too.

In between these mysterious accusations, and with evidence mounting against him, Sam ruminates on the different sorts of lies he has told using examples from his past. Meanwhile, two pounds of potatoes wind up in the washing machine.

Sam comes to a decision: he decides it is time to come clean about this latest tangled web. He gathers his family to hear the truth. The whole truth. Or is it? Could it be that this final "truth" is, in fact, another lie?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 05/09/2017
ISBN: 9781481470834
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2017
Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 39
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2017
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189080 / Pudding Problem
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1