At the Speed of Lies - Online Book Club
- Leanna Chappell
- Apr 1
- 2 min read
Welcome to our online book club for grades 9-12! We are excited for you to join us in reading At the Speed of Lies by Cindy L. Otis.
Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!
Kits are ready for pickup today, Tuesday, April 1! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!
All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!
"At the Speed of Lies" by Cindy L. Otis
"Quinn was supposed to be having an epic junior year—not finding herself a third wheel to her best friend who suddenly has a new boyfriend and watching her older sister turn herself into a pretzel trying to make sure she has the best college applications possible. Which leads to Quinn’s sister joining a new club at school called Defend Kids that is working to help find the Turner kids who were kidnapped from a nearby town. Suddenly the new club is all anyone is talking about, and it’s even helping Quinn grow her own social media platform. She runs an account about the goings-on around school and town and she notices loads of new followers every time she posts about the missing Turner kids. When two of Quinn's classmates are kidnapped, suddenly the dangers that Defend Kids are trying to fight are all too real. As the town comes out in search of the missing kids, tensions escalate around the school, there’s an uptick in social media trolling and bullying, and conspiracy theories abound. Before she knows it, Quinn is at the center of it all, trying to find out what’s going on and who’s behind it...”
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
More about the author, hoaxes, and At the Speed of Lies:
Cindy L. Otis’s site:
Macmillan’s page on Cindy Otis’s nonfiction book True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News:
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s page on conspiracy theories:
History Extra’s page on some historical hoaxes:
Mayo Clinic’s page on rheumatoid arthritis:
Included as well: a word search, a crossword puzzle, and a cryptograms challenge.
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!
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