Paper Covers Rock
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Michael L. Printz Honor Award-winning author of And We Stay Jenny Hubbard's powerful debut novel.
"One of the best young adult books I've read in years."—PAT CONROY
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"Paper Covers Rockis dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty." —KATHI APPELT, author of the Newbery Honor Book The Underneath
Sixteen-year-old Alex has just begun his junior year at a boys' boarding school when he fails to save a friend from drowning in a river on campus. Afraid to reveal the whole truth, Alex and Glenn, who was also involved, decide to lie. But the boys weren't the only ones at the river that day . . . and they soon learn that every decision has a consequence.
A William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Horn BookFanfare
A School Library JournalBest Book of the Year
A Publishers WeeklyFlying Start Author
A Booklist Top 10 First Novel for Youth
An ABC Top 10 New Voices Selection
*"The poignantfirst-person narration is a deftly woven mixture of confessional entries, class assignments, poems, and letters. . . . [A] tense dictation of secrets, lies, manipulation, and the ambiguity of honor." —The Horn Book Magazine, Starred
*"In the tradition of John Knowles's A Separate Peace. . . . A powerful, ambitious debut." —Publishers Weekly, Starred
*"Those who are looking for something to ponder will enjoy this compellingread." —School Library Journal, Starred
*"This novel introduces Hubbard as a bright light to watchon the YA literary scene." —Booklist, Starred
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