My Life with the Liars by Caela Carter

My Life with the Liars by Caela Carter

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Erskine's Mockingbird and Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s, this is a stunningly unique and poignant story of one girl's strength and courage as she decides who she is and what she will believe in.

Behind the white-washed walls of the Arizona compound, life was simple. Follow the rules, "live in the light," and all would be well. Zylynn was excited to turn thirteen and begin the work of bringing others into the light, to save them from the liars and the darkness of the outside world. But when she is taken away by a man who claims to be her father, Zylynn is confused, and desperate to return to her home.

Zylynn resists her new life--until she finds small comforts, like shampoo, the color pink, and strawberries. But as her thirteenth birthday approaches, Zylynn must make a difficult decision--to stay here with the enemy, or find her way back to the light. And neither may be what they seem.

Caela Carter is a young adult and children's novelist. She was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Caela works in alternative education programs with at-risk children and teenagers. She received her MA in Children's Writing at the New School in New York. Me, Him, Them, and It, as well as My Best Friend, Maybe, for teenagers and My Life with the Liars for middle grade readers, are among her past works. She and her husband live in Brooklyn with their pet.