LIE

By Caroline Bock

Subjects: Short stories, Racism, Salvadoran Americans, Hate crimes, Bullies, Crime, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Loyalty, Conduct of life

Description: Told in several voices, a group of Long Island high school seniors conspire to protect eighteen-year-old Jimmy after he brutally assaults two Salvadoran immigrants, until they begin to see the moral implications of Jimmy's actions and the consequences of being loyal to a violent bully.