There Will Be Lies Av Nick Lake

<p>Shelby Jane Cooper is seventeen, pretty and quiet. It''s just Shelby and her mom, Shaylene, a court stenographer who wears pyjama jeans, stitches tapestry, eats ice-cream for dinner and likes to keep Shelby safe. So safe she barely goes out. So safe she doesn''t go to school. Because anything could happen, to a girl like Shelby. Anything. <br><br>When Shelby gets knocked down by a car, it''s not just her leg that''s broken: Shelby''s world is shattered. Her mom turns up to collect her and drives off into the night, like it''s the beginning of a road trip, like two criminals on the run, like Thelma and Louise or Bonnie and Clyde. And somehow, everywhere she looks, there''s a coyote watching her, talking to her, telling her not to believe.<br><br>Who is Shelby Jane Cooper? If the person who keeps you safe also tells you lies, who can you trust?<br><br>Shortlisted for The CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2016</p>