Six Truths and a Lie

Six teenagers are enjoying 4th of July fireworks at a beach when an explosion suddenly blows apart a nearby oil derrick. As people begin running from the beach, the teens are rounded up by police and brought in for questioning. The stakes are high for them as they worry about their futures and feel pressure to frame each other. The story is told in alternating chapters from the viewpoints of the six teens: Nasreen is the only Pakistani American in her Catholic school class, Qays has a scholarship to attend Stanford, Samia is a social media influencer, Zamzam aspires to be a doctor, Abdullahi is in training to be an EMT, and Muzhda, whose family is harboring a secret. Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy is an gripping read for those who enjoy stories of political intrigue!