It Rhymes With Truth is a 2024 tragicomical coming of age novel by Rich Miller. The novel is about an unnamed 8-and-a-half-year-old homeless boy who is taken in by an elderly woman named Ruth. She lives in a retirement home and hides the boy there during the events of the novel. The book is narrated by the boy at age 18, looking back on a decade of life with Ruth.
Reception
It Rhymes With Truth has received a number of accolades from book awards and book reviewers, including:
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award winner Chanticleer International Book Awards semi-finalist for literary novels NIEA Book Awards 2025 Finalist for literary fiction Notable 100 honor from the Shelf Unbound book awards Rated one of the top 50 literary fiction novels of 2024 in the BookLife Prize Awards by Publishers Weekly Selected as BlueInk Review’s must-buy novel for 2024 in their annual gift guide 5-Star review by Clarion Reviews “Editor’s Choice” selection by BookLife/Publishers Weekly Starred review from Kirkus Reviews Starred review from Blue Ink Reviews Positive view from Booklist “IR Approved” rating from IndieReader Unanimous 5-Star reviews from Readers’ Favorite
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