Nothing But The Truth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Epigraph-Chapter 6

Chapters 7-12

Chapters 13-15

Chapters 16-19

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

Philip, his parents, teachers, and politicians all have different perspectives on the role of public education. Discuss the varying perspectives on the purpose of education represented in the novel. With which perspective do you agree, and why?

Discuss the relationship between truth and perception in the novel.

Nothing but the Truth belongs to a genre called the documentary novel. Research the characteristics of this genre. How are the novel and the experience of reading it different from what one encounters in a traditional novel? What challenges did you encounter as a reader of this novel?