Lucy the Lie Detector by Marianne Musgrove
Random House, 2010. ISBN 978 1 741664553
The character of Lucy was originally introduced to us in Marianne's
earlier novel Lucy the Good and returns to solve the dilemma of
modern
life about what makes a lie and what is just embellishing the truth and
are they really the same thing.
Early in the story Lucy damages the family's new car and blames the
accident on her younger brother, Calvin. Lucy is alarmed when the
consequences for her actions are more severe than first thought and she
tries to make amends only to find another situation arising where her
actions are again questionable. Eventually Lucy takes her embellishing
of the truth to a level that has her truly worried about the
consequences.
The story reaches a satisfactory ending and the involvement of a guinea
pig and camel make the story enjoyable for younger readers.
Tracy Glover