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It tells the story of an incident in a fictional New Hampshire town called Harrison where a boy is suspended from school for humming the United States National Anthem [1] as well as the effects of this story receiving national publicity. The main theme of the novel is the subjectivity of truth and that while individual statements may be true, taken separately they may not give an accurate picture of an event. Nothing But the Truth won a Newbery Honor. He blames his English teacher, Margaret Narwin, for his poor performance in her class, and he earns a D for his grade. Since he is no longer eligible to try out for the track team, he avoids telling his parents and instead pretends that he no longer has an interest in trying out. Throughout his time in school, his number of class time disturbances increases.

F rontiers are always changing, advancing. Borders are fixed, man-made, squabbled about and jealously fought over. The frontier is an exciting, demanding — and frequently lawless — place to be. Occasionally, though, the border is the frontier. For many years this was a peaceful, uncontested and pretty deserted space. On one side sat the Samuel Johnson prize , on the other the Booker.