Boys Lie  John Neufeld, Author, John Neufield, Author John
Neufeld, Author, John Neufield, Author DK Publishing (Dorling
Kindersley) $16.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-7894-2624-6 Reviewed on:
03/01/1999 Release date: 03/01/1999 In this unsettling junior
high drama, boys' lies become dangerous weapons. Even after
moving to a different community, 13-year-old Gina cannot shake
the horrible memory of being molested at a public pool. Her new
classmates soon catch wind of the incident, and rumors that she
was raped begin to circulate. Jennie, who proves to be a loyal
friend, tries to stop the exaggerated gossip before it spreads
too far. But wealthy eighth-grader Eddie Phipps has already
marked Gina as an easy target (""She's dying for it. Again"")
and is plotting a way to make his sexual fantasies come true.
After assaulting Gina in her home, Eddie gets a swift kick in
the crotch, a pummeling by Gina's beau and further humiliation
when Gina explains what happened in front of her homeroom class.
However, the author seems mo