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Truth According to Blue, The

Eve Yohalem

Ages: 12+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, BFYR

ISBN: 978-0-316-42437-0

Keywords: sunken treasure, diabetes, friendship, family

Blue, 13, searches for a sunken family treasure, hoping it will identify her beyond “Diabetes Girl.” But will a celebrity's snobby daughter and a millionaire foil her plans?