دروغگو ها

by پی.جی.پیترسون

زندگی در شهر دور افتاده ی آلدر کریک کالیفرنیا برای سم کلاس هشتمی و دوستش کسل کننده است. تا اینکه توانایی نوظهور او در تشخیص اینکه چه زمان کسی دروغ می گوید او را در ماجراهای مرموزی درگیر می کند

Genres: Young Adult, Middle Grade

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good one read but it really isn't my type.

[Matt]

I remember really liking this one when I was in middle school. Need to read it again someday!

[Sajjad Jokar · Rating 5 out of 5]

هیچ کتابی رو به اندازه‌ی این لعنتی نمی‌شناسم که انقدر خونده باشمش...
حتی نیکولا کوچولو
حتی تن تن
در واقع تعداد دفعاتی که این کتاب رو خوندم به کل فراموش کردم...
یکی از زیباترین کتاب‌هایی که همیشه و همیشه خودم رو تو اون فضا و اون موقعیت تصور می‌کنم...
دوران کودکی و نوجوانی من با این کتاب گذشت...

[Julie Decker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sam never believed in dowsing until he found out he could do it. And after that revelation, he realized that the downward pull he experiences if he is sensing water happens in reverse--pulling upward--if someone near him is lying. Because of this, he uncovers a few small falsehoods before a big mystery comes to his attention, and it all has to do with a man with a map. But even if you know who's lying, you don't necessarily know the truth, nor can you prove it, so Sam ends up between a rock and a hard place trying to take action.

I enjoyed the execution of this despite the premise seeming very odd to me. (I don't know why "water witching" would somehow be related to lying.) Sam was multifaceted and easy to appreciate, especially since he gave a relatable young person's perspective of living in a small desert town. I didn't much care for how deliberately planted some of the mystery clues were, though. They seemed to be put in his path just to lead him around and trick us for a while so the plot would be long enough for a book.

[Swankivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a rather strange book that I enjoyed as a teen, involving a boy who didn't believe in dowsing until he tried it and was told he had the talent to find water with a stick. It seems sort of unbelievable, but then he finds there's some other related talent; when someone lies, he starts to feel the same feeling he feels when he's dowsing except in reverse. So of course the plot grows up around his new ability to find out who's making crap up. The whole premise doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but what Petersen does with it afterwards is pretty neat.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. It all stems back to my mom reading it to me while we were driving down to CA when We were in 6th grade or so. I love it becasue I know the area that the main character lives in. (They even mention Medford!)

It is a youth chapter book.

[Elm · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished this book, and it's a great read. I started reading one chapter at a time, then 2, then 3 till I finished the book. The suspicions and the friendship of the three characters, and the peculiar-ness about the town just draws me in deeper and deeper. I love it!