The Truth and Lies of Ella Black

Ella Black has a charmed life: a life most other teens would kill for. (Except for the bit that’s a lie. The bad part that only she knows about.) Then one day – no explanations, no warnings – her parents whisk her off to Rio. Yup: the place in Brazil. Err… Why? It’s not a holiday. They aren’t on the run from the police. Or are they? Ella needs to know – so she snoops through her parents’ stuff. That’s when she finds out: her whole life is a lie. She’s not the only one with secrets. Her parents have kept everything from her. Now Ella has to run…

A vivid psychological thriller set amid the favelas of Rio

Compelling themes of mental health, identity and bullying

Emily Barr is the author of The One Memory of Flora Banks

She has written several adult novels including Backpack

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141367002

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Date published

January 4th, 2018

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