A Book Riot Best Book of 2015 So Far   Four starred reviews!   “Susan Juby’s The Truth Commission knocked my socks off. You should read it!”—Gayle Forman, best-selling author of If I Stay   “Susan Juby is a marvel. Wise, witty, and full of heart, her writing draws you in and won’t let go. And just when you think it can’t get any better, it does.”—Meg Cabot   This was going to be the year Normandy Pale came into her own. The year she emerged from her older sister’s shadow—and Kiera, who became a best-selling graphic novelist before she even graduated from high school, casts a long one. But it hasn’t worked out that way, not quite. So Normandy turns to her art and writing, and the “truth commission” she and her friends have started to find out the secrets at their school. It’s a great idea, as far as it goes—until it leads straight back to Kiera, who has been hiding some pretty serious truths of her own. Susan Juby’s The Truth Commission : A story about easy truths, hard truths, and those things best left unsaid.   * “With a deft hand and an open mind, Juby presents many layers of truth. This is a sharp-edged portrait of a dysfunctional family with some thought-provoking ideas about what is real.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review * “A surprising, witty, and compulsive read.” — School Library Journal , starred review   * “Hilarious, deliciously provocative and slyly thought-provoking.”— Kirkus Reviews , starred review * “Juby’s bright dialogue and vivid, appealing characters draw readers along as the three young artists navigate truths both light and dark, discovering themselves in the process.”— The Horn Book, starred review   * “A smart, savvy YA novel about what constitutes the truth; its ideas will linger long after the last page.”—Shelf Awareness, starred review   “I absolutely loved The Truth Commission . Every page made me laugh aloud, while all the time the tears were creeping up on me. The characters are so real that I wouldn’t be surprised if they knocked on my door right now. I hope they do, I want to spend more time with them.”—Jaclyn Moriarty, author of The Year of Secret Assignments and A Corner of White Gr 9 Up—Normandy Pale has grown up in the shadow of her bright, artistically talented, and temperamental older sister, who as a young teen began publishing a popular graphic novel series. Disconcertingly, "The Diana Chronicles" features warped, exaggerated, but identifiable versions of her family members. Normandy and her hapless parents were greatly relieved when Keira went away to college, but now she's suddenly back, more volatile than ever, and not talking about her experiences or her latest book contract. Normandy is a junior at the Green Pastures Academy of Art and Applied Design, her sister's alma mater. As she and her two close friends reach out in the spirit of friendship and anti-gossip to their peers they learn more than they bargained for in the search for truth and justice. Normandy tells this story, and the more surreal and personal one unraveling at home, as a "narrative nonfiction" project, complete with footnotes, illustrations, and asides to her creative writing teacher. The narrative/book is smart, darkly funny, sad, and heartening as Normandy learns some hard truths, how to stand up for herself, and how to take charge of her own destiny. While there is no reconciliation in sight, there's no doubt that the truth has set her free. A surprising, witty, and compulsive read.—Luann Toth, School Library Journal PRAISE FOR THE TRUTH COMMISSION "I absolutely loved The Truth Commission . Every page made me laugh aloud, while all the time the tears were creeping up on me. The characters are so real that I wouldn't be surprised if they knocked on my door right now. I hope they do, I want to spend more time with them." – Jaclyn Moriarty, author of The Year of Secret Assignments and A Corner of White "Susan Juby is a marvel. Wise, witty, and full of heart, her writing draws you in and won’t let go. And just when you think it can’t get any better, it does.” – Meg Cabot * "With a deft hand and an open mind, Juby presents many layers of truth. This is a sharp-edged portrait of a dysfunctional family with some thought-provoking ideas about what is real." --Publishers Weekly, starred review * “A surprising, witty, and compulsive read.” – School Library Journal , starred review   * “Hilarious, deliciously provocative and slyly thought-provoking.” – Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "Juby’s bright dialogue and vivid, appealing characters draw readers along as the three young artists navigate truths both light and dark, discovering themselves in the process." –The Horn Book, starred review AWARDS FOR SUSAN JUBY Alice, I Think :  An ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice; Amazon Top Ten Teen Book Another Kind of Cowboy : An ALA Best Book for Young Adults; An ALA Rainbow List Book; A Kir