Edie Tells a Lie

Ingrid Laguna

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Text Publishing Company
01 July 2025

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA)

A heartwarming middle-grade novel about finding courage, making new friends, being proud of family culture and learning from mistakes.

Edie lives with her mum-it's just the two of them. Her best friend, Bowie, lives right next door, until Bowie moves to the country.

Edie feels alone and forgotten, but she soon meets Aleki, and she's happy to have a new friend. Aleki has a big family with lots going on all the time. Edie wishes she had a big, interesting family too.

So she invents a story-a lie.

It's only a small story, but it soon grows, and it lands her in trouble. Suddenly Edie is lonelier than ever.

But then she finds a mysterious letter in an old book. It's written in Polish, the language of her dad's family, and Edie discovers she has a famous great aunt who lived a remarkable life with wild animals in a forest in Poland. Edie is proud of her Polish heritage, and she wants to tell her classmates about her amazing auntie.

But, after her lie, will anyone believe her?

Edie Tells a Lie is a heartfelt story about friendship and family, loneliness, and the consequences of making a mistake.

PRAISE-

'A gentle story of friendship and family.'

Books+Publishing

A tender heartfelt story about making mistakes and facing up to the consequences-filled with humour, hope and authenticity.' Karys McEwen, author of All the Little Tricky Things

'Told with great empathy and warmth, this is a heartfelt exploration of friendship, of keeping friends and building new relationships, and of accepting yourself.' BookPeople

By: Ingrid Laguna
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 166g
ISBN: 9781922790729
ISBN 10: 1922790729
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ingrid Laguna is an award-winning author and educator. Her books include Songbird, Sunflower, Serenade for a Small Family, Bailey Finch Takes a Stand, which was awarded best chapter book and overall primary resource winner in the 2022 Educational Publishing Awards, and Kit and Arlo Find a Way, which won the same awards in 2023. Her writing has featured invarious publications, including the Monthly, the Age and AEU Magazine. She regularly presents to teachers and students at schools, libraries, festivals and conferences.

Reviews for Edie Tells a Lie

‘A tender heartfelt story about making mistakes and facing up to the consequences—filled with humour, hope and authenticity.’ * Karys McEwen, author of All the Little Tricky Things * ‘A gentle story of friendship and family.’ * Books+Publishing * ‘Told with great empathy and warmth, this is a heartfelt exploration of friendship, of keeping friends and building new relationships, and of accepting yourself.’ * BookPeople * ‘A gentle story about starting over, making friends and finding a place in the world…A worthy addition to school libraries.’ * Magpies on Songbird * ‘This novel incorporates the important topics of grief, environmental activism, pets, and friendship so beautifully in a novel that is both gentle and hard to put down.’ * SAETA on Bailey Finch Takes a Stand *