Paper Covers Rock
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · June 12, 2012
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 “Paper Covers Rock is 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A tense, reflective read shaped by secrets, shifting truths, and questions of honor.
- Themes
- Secrets and lies, Consequences of choices, Ambiguity of honor
- Genres
- YA Stories About Boys & Men, Friendship for Teens, Death & Grief for Teens
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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 “Paper Covers Rock is 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.
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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 Book Fanfare A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author A Booklist Top 10 First Novel for Youth An ABC Top 10 New Voices Selection * “The poignant first-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 compelling read.” —School Library Journal, Starred * “This novel introduces Hubbard as a bright light to watch on the YA literary scene.” —Booklist, Starred
Secrets and Honor
A tense, reflective read shaped by secrets, shifting truths, and questions of honor.
Come here for
- First-person narration blending confessions, poems, assignments, and letters
- Moral uncertainty that lingers beyond the last page
Expect
- A serious, layered reading experience
- Tension around choices and their consequences
Where it sits
| Death & Grief for Teens | 37% |
|---|---|
| YA Stories About Boys & Men | 31% |
| Friendship for Teens | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Social Themes for Teens
- Death & Grief for Teens
- Peer Pressure for Teens
- Authors
- Jenny Hubbard
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- June 12, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Secrets and lies · Consequences of choices · Ambiguity of honor
- Reading lane
- Social Themes for Teens