The Monument
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · July 1, 1993
It all begins when Rocky follows Mick Strum around town while he sketches its people, animals and graveyard.
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- Who it’s for
- A memorial commission turns art into a quiet test of what a town can face.
- Themes
- Artistic growth, Community self-reflection, Remembrance of war dead
- Genres
- Coming of Age, US Historical YA
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It all begins when Rocky follows Mick Strum around town while he sketches its people, animals and graveyard. Mick has been commissioned by Rocky's Kansas town to create a memorial to their war dead. As Rocky learns to respect Mick and his talents, he helps her to develop her own artistic sensibilities. But the townspeople see things in Mick's drawings that they don't want to know or accept about themselves.
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Can Mick help them accept one monument that will be meaningful to everyone?
Art and Remembrance
A memorial commission turns art into a quiet test of what a town can face.
Come here for
- Art, grief, and a town’s uneasy self-portrait
- A young person learning to trust her own eye
Expect
- A grounded story of respect and artistic growth
- A memorial meant to speak to a whole town
Where it sits
| US Historical YA | 36% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Adoption Stories
- New Experiences for Teens
- Authors
- Gary Paulsen
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- July 1, 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Artistic growth · Community self-reflection · Remembrance of war dead
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age