Piper is busy taking care of her younger siblings and following the directions of the Aunties. She misses her parents, but she knows they are busy with the running of the Community. They come to visit as often as they can. When the Aunties announce an impending visit from their parents, Piper makes sure the littles are properly cleaned and dressed before the limo pulls up to the house.
The Community was created by Father in an effort to protect its members from the Outside. He believes the Government is drugging people and nuclear war is inevitable. Piper knows she and the rest of the children are kept separate from the adults in the Community for their safety. Father says the Government is preparing to kidnap the children if they get the chance.
THE LIAR'S DAUGHTER by Megan Cooley Peterson is told in an alternating "Before" and "After" format. Piper relates her story "before" she is taken from the Community's protection and "after" she begins living with a woman on the Outside. Readers will soon learn that Piper isn't sure which reality truly represents her life.
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