Paper covers rock
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Burlington School District - High School - REALISTIC FICTION | F HUB REA | On Shelf |
Fleming Community Library - YOUNG ADULT FICTION | YA FIC HUB | On Shelf |
Weld School - Valley High Library - FICTION | FIC HUB | On Shelf |
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183 pages ; 22 cm
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English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure
920
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In 1982 Buncombe County, North Carolina, sixteen-year-old Alex Stromm writes of the aftermath of the accidental drowning of a friend, as his English teacher reaches out to him while he and a fellow boarding school student try to cover things up.
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William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. "One of the best young adult books I've read in years."--Pat Conroy At the beginning of his junior year at a boys' boarding school, 16-year-old Alex is devastated when he fails to save a drowning friend. When questioned, Alex and his friend Glenn, who was also at the river, begin weaving their web of lies. Plagued by guilt, Alex takes refuge in the library, telling his tale in a journal he hides behind Moby-Dick. Caught in the web with Alex and Glenn is their English teacher, Miss Dovecott, fresh out of Princeton, who suspects there's more to what happened at the river when she perceives guilt in Alex's writing for class. She also sees poetic talent in Alex, which she encourages. As Alex responds to her attention, he discovers his true voice, one that goes against the boarding school bravado that Glenn embraces. When Glenn becomes convinced that Miss Dovecott is out to get them, Alex must choose between them. From the Hardcover edition.
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920,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,6.4,13,Quiz: 54575.
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Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,5.7,7.0,144266.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hubbard, J. (2011). Paper covers rock (First edition.). Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Jenny. 2011. Paper Covers Rock. Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Jenny. Paper Covers Rock Delacorte Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Jenny. Paper Covers Rock First edition., Delacorte Press, 2011.
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