Work

The Skull of Truth

Bruce Coville · 1997novel

Genre
- fantasy
Theme
- magical artifacts
- coming of age
Place
- our world
Time
- contemporary
Tone
- funny
- whimsical
Audience
- middle grade

Also present

Themeidentity
Placenorth america

Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments before he understands its power.

Source · Open Library

Placement

Magic Shop — #4
contained in Bruce Coville's Magic Shop Books: Five Funny and Fantastic Talesomnibus