What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell

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When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

Evelyn "Evie" Spooner: 15-year old and in love with Peter Coleridge while vacationing in Florida and staying at the Le Mirage hotel. When her mom re-married she took her stepfather's last name and got rid of old name, Plunkett. Best friend with Margie Crotty back home in Queens, New York.
Beverly Spooner: Evie's beautiful mother with blond hair and blue eyes. Orphaned at 14...parents died in subway train when it got off course. Got married at 17 and her husband soon left her.
Joe Spooner: Beverly's second husband who fought in WWII.
Peter Coleridge: Very handsome 23 year old ex-GI. Knows Joe from WWII.
Grandma Gladys "Grandma Glad": Kept watchful eyes over Beverly. Not very friendly towards her.
Arlene Grayson: Guest at Le Mirage who became friends with the Spooners and Mr. Coleridge.
Tom Grayson: Guest at Le Mirage who became friends with the Spooners and Mr. Coleridge. He owns a hotel back in New York called Metropole. He and his wife got kicked out of Le Mirage when the manager discovered that they were Jewish.
Walter "Wally" Forrest: Bellhop and valet at Le Mirage. He has a crush on Evie and is her age.
Wilson Markel: Attorney who represented the Spooners. Silver hair and baby blue eyes.

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Memorable Quotes

“One thing I was always happy about, Evie. I was happy you grew up plain, all knees and elbows. You weren't some curly-headed doll. It meant you'd use your brain. And you did. I wanted to keep you that way for as long as I could. When you started getting pretty, I didn't want you to know it. I was just watching out for you, you see, the best I could. You've got to understand something. Mothers don't want their kids to make their mistakes." (p. 161)”
Beverly Spooner
“All the way back home, on the drive, I was thinking about penicillin," I said. "You know how they found it? The guy who found it was a slob. He kept his laboratory a mess, stuff everywhere__he'd leave it for weeks and months...and one day he finds a mold. It was an accident. Out of this mess, this contamination, comes..." "Deliverance," Mrs. Grayson murmured. (p. 278)”
Evie Spooner and Mrs. Grayson