Harmless, Dana Reinhardt
Harmless, Dana Reinhardt
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Harmless

Author: Dana Reinhardt

Narrator: Lynde Houck, Donna Rawlins, Staci Snell

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2007


Synopsis

BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive Author Interview

EMMA: Sometimes it’s easier to tell lies than it is to tell the truth.
ANNA: We could pull this one off, no problem at all.
MARIAH: You’ve told lies before, haven’t you? Everyone’s told lies.

One Friday night Emma, Anna, and Mariah, three best friends, are out doing something they shouldn’t.
Then a cell phone rings. One girl’s mother wants to know why they aren’t where they said they’d be.
They make up a story so they won’t get in trouble at home. It seems like the easy way out. What happens next challenges their friendship, their community, their relationships with their families, and their sense of themselves. What happens next shows the harm one lie can do. Told in the voices of the three girls who must learn to live with the lies they tell, Harmless is a gripping and provocative audio full of startling turns and surprises.

About The Author

Dana Reinhardt is a nonpracticing attorney who has worked on documentaries on many subjects. She and her husband have two small children and live in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on September 02, 2021

this is a story that details the consequences of lies. when three girls get exposed in a teensy white lie, they decide to tell a much bigger lie because "go big or go home," right?? and "going home" will get them grounded. "going big" will have much more serious consequences, but youth is shortsighte......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 30, 2007

Mariah, Anna, and Emma all come together during their freshman year at ODS. Mariah has an older boyfriend at public school who constantly is giving her hickeys. When the girls become friends, Mariah introduced Anna and Emma to his friends. There was alcohol at the party and Emma ended up having sex......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on April 04, 2021

Anna wants to be popular. Mariah wants more time with her older boyfriend. Emma wants to hang out with her brother and his girlfriend. These three friends lie about going to a party. Afraid they'll get in trouble for being very late for curfew, they concoct a story about Emma being attacked, and Anna a......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on November 07, 2013

WOW, that was INTENSE. I haven't felt that uncomfortable reading a book since The Shining. Mariah, Emma, and Anna told a big lie. And this is what happened. I was so uncomfortable reading this because I WAS a teenage girl, and I'll soon HAVE a teenage girl. And these girls were not bad girls. I or y......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 05, 2008

Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.com Everyone's told lies. Most lies aren't even that bad. They don't hurt anyone...they're just harmless. One night, Mariah, Anna, and Emma are off at an older boy's house, instead of at the movies like they said they would be. But when their parents show up......more


Quotes

“Unpredictability and suspense will keep readers turning the pages. . . . They will appreciate how well the characters are developed and how . . . lies can have far-reaching and devastating consequences.”—School Library Journal


Awards

  • ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers