The Honest Truth

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General

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Dan Gemeinhart

The debut of a phenomenal new middle-grade talent.It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime.In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day.But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of sick that means hospitals. And treatments. The kind of sick some people never get better from.So Mark runs away. He leaves home with his camera, his notebook, his dog, and a plan. A plan to reach the top of Mount Rainier. Even if it's the last thing he ever does.The Honest Truth is a rare and extraordinary novel about big questions, small moments, and one incredible journey.

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Author

Dan Gemeinhart

Pages

240

Publisher

Scholastic Inc.

Published Date

2015-01-27

ISBN

0545665760 9780545665766

Ratings

Google: 5

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Logan G

"It was a sad but good tale of the pov of a kid who runs away from home and the pov of his best friend after finding out he went missing"

Teslacobra

"my favorite book since I was 12, it’s amazing and I’ve read this about 4 times "

aubrey a

"I’ve read this twice and it got better the second time. It’s a book that you can’t put down!"

Ella Eckerley

"so sad, it’s the first book I have ever cried to while reading. I read it at school and balled in class."

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Aubree Curry

"Probably Satellite by Nick Lake"

emerr 777

"This book is so good! It's about trust, hope, and love found with the dog and it's owner through struggles. This book was hard to put down I got so unto it!"