{"product_id":"paper-covers-rock-paperback","title":"Paper Covers Rock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Hubbard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael L. Printz Honor Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnd We Stay \u003c\/i\u003eJenny Hubbard's powerful debut novel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"One of the best young adult books I've read in years.\"--PAT CONROY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePaper Covers Rock\u003c\/i\u003e is dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty.\" --KATHI APPELT, author of the Newbery Honor Book The Underneath\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Flying Start Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 First Novel for Youth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn ABC Top 10 New Voices Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \"The \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e first-person narration is a deftly woven mixture of confessional entries, class assignments, poems, and letters. . . . [A] tense dictation of \u003cb\u003esecrets, lies, manipulation\u003c\/b\u003e, and the ambiguity of honor.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \"In the tradition of John Knowles's \u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . A \u003cb\u003epowerful, ambitious debut\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \"Those who are looking for something to ponder will enjoy this \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e read.\" --School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \"This novel introduces Hubbard \u003cb\u003eas a bright light to watch\u003c\/b\u003e on the YA literary scene.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael L. Printz Honor Award-winning \u003ci\u003eAnd We Stay\u003c\/i\u003e is Jenny Hubbard's second novel. Her first, \u003ci\u003ePaper Covers Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. A former English teacher, Jenny writes books and plays in her hometown of Slisbury, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, a high school math teacher, and their rescue dog, Oliver. You can find Jenny on Facebook, follow her (and Oliver) on Twitter at @HubbardWrites, and visit her website at jennyhubbard.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper Covers Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758960083232,"sku":"9780385740562","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88980a7c7a7b023837a7935d20d68a87.webp?v=1780139998","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paper-covers-rock-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}