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A Book Report On Zach's Lie By Roland Smith
This books name is Zach’s lie and it was written by Roland Smith it was copyrighted in 200l. On the day three masked strangers invade the Osborne house and terrorize Jack, his sister Joanne, and their mother, Jack's life is changed forever. His father's involvement in drug smuggling in South America has sent his family's life spinning out of control. The father is committed to the Federal Detention Center, and Jack, now Zach Granger, is forced to change how he looks, give up his friends, and begin a whole new life under the Federal Witness Protection Program. When Zach meets Sam Sebesta, the custodian of his new school who was also a Russian spy for over 20 years. As the story unfolds, and the criminals come closer to discovering the Grangers'
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