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honesty

Books about honesty for readers of all ages.

Cover of The last treasure

The last treasure

Janet Anderson

Ages 8–13mysteryfamily secrets

Cover of Sammy Keyes and the killer cruise

Sammy Keyes and the killer cruise

Wendelin Van Draanen

Ages 9–14mystery and detective workfamily problems

Cover of Perfect liars

Perfect liars

Kim Reid

Ages 13–18honestyfamily conflict

Cover of Johnny Swanson

Johnny Swanson

Eleanor Updale

Ages 10–14honestyfamily

Cover of Miss fortune

Miss fortune

A. J. Stern

Ages 7–12fortune tellingself-discovery

Cover of The sock thief

The sock thief

Ana Crespo

Ages 6–10honestyfriendship

Cover of Yuzi's false alarm

Yuzi's false alarm

Dannah Gresh

Ages 8–12faithfriendship

Cover of Major league mess-up

Major league mess-up

Nancy E. Krulik

Ages 7–11magicbaseball

Cover of Late edition

Late edition

Rachel Wise

Ages 8–12advice and guidanceschool life

Cover of Miles McHale, tattletale

Miles McHale, tattletale

Christianne C. Jones

Ages 5–9honestybehavior

Cover of Socks, shocks and secrets

Socks, shocks and secrets

Leila Rasheed

Ages 9–13friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Grounded for life?

Grounded for life?

Alex Simmons

Ages 7–11honestyconsequences

Cover of We hold these truths

We hold these truths

Andrew Clements

Ages 9–13mysteryfriendship

Cover of Rooster tells a tale

Rooster tells a tale

Winston White

Ages 4–8honestystorytelling

Cover of Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi

Ages 6–12honestyobedience

Cover of Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears

Sally Grindley

Ages 4–8honestyconsequences

Cover of The baby's own Aesop

The baby's own Aesop

Walter Crane, Aesop

Ages 3–8wisdomhonesty

Cover of Truth with a capital T

Truth with a capital T

Bethany Hegedus

Ages 9–14individualityfamily

Cover of Popular tales

Popular tales

Maria Edgeworth

Ages 7–12moralityhonesty

Cover of Oh Honestly, Angela!

Oh Honestly, Angela!

Nancy K. Robinson

Ages 8–12honestycharity

Cover of Claudia and the Perfect Boy (The Baby-Sitters Club #71)

Claudia and the Perfect Boy (The Baby-Sitters Club #71)

Ann M. Martin

Ages 8–12friendshipcrushes and romance

Cover of Playing the game

Playing the game

Kate Petty

Ages 4–8fairnessrules

Cover of Money trouble

Money trouble

Larry Dane Brimner

Ages 6–10honestyintegrity

Cover of The big tee ball game

The big tee ball game

Larry Dane Brimner

Ages 5–9sportsmanshiphonesty