The Truth About Twelve

By: Theresa Martin Golding

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Synopsis: [From the front dust jacket flap:] "If I could only get my family back to Philadelphia, I just know that everything would be like it used to be." Twelve-year-old Lindy Perkins desperately wants to get back to Philadelphia. She wants everything to be just like it used to be before the Awful Thing happened and her whole life changed. But she's stuck living in fancy Shelbourne, where all the kids are rich, and Lindy has to pretend that she is, too. For five months now, she's been hiding the location and condition of her broken-down house from everyone. She can't imagine what the kids at Mecong Middle School would say if they saw the hubcap tree, the mannequin-head flagpole, or the strange twisted metal sculptures that decorate her yard. What if her friends found out that the trash-picker guy who creeps them out is her dad? But the worst thing of all is the secret that she has been hiding even from her own family. It is the secret of what she did that day--the day that changed all their lives forever. Lindy's crazy sense of humor keeps the kids at Mecong laughing, and her talent for hitting home- runs helps the school Softball team make it to the finals. But as her lies start to catch up with her, the weight of her secret becomes too much to bear. Theresa Martin Golding has created a compelling--and heartening--story of a young girl fighting to survive her world, her life and her own lies. In the end, she finds that the truth can save them."