- Genre = Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Thriller
- Age
group = 15-18
- Liar on Amazon.com
There a couple of violent scenes, but it’s quite suitable for young adults. Micah suffers from excessive pain and bleeding during her periods (which is either the basis for some of her lies, or an excuse to hide what’s really going on, but either way, is a significant part of the story). This is unusual in young adult characters, and would be both worthy of discussion and help raise awareness of similar conditions, as well as being topical because of her use of birth control.
Liar is very easy to read, and includes a wide range of issues that teens will identify with, and are worth analysing. It acts as a good starting point for discussions on racism, unusual medical disorders, bullying and high school cliques, transgenderism (being in the wrong body was a strong theme throughout the book), bisexuality, science and mythology, and of course, unreliable narration.
It can't be easily categorised into any particular label, partly because most of the GLBTQIA aspects are metaphorical or unreliably narrated, but it is very easy to find these issues within the story.
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