
Words of Stone
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"A beautifully written, rich, and tender novel." -The Horn Book (starred review)
Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, quietly dealing with the loss of a parent, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him.
Then a mysterious message made of stones appears on the side of the hill, and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn. By the time he meets the bold and outgoing Joselle Stark, the two begin an unlikely friendship that puts Blaze in entirely new territory, where the unexpected seems almost normal.
"An outstanding book, one of the year's best."-Kirkus
Multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, including:
- Billy Miller Makes a Wish
- Bird Lake Moon
- The Birthday Room
- Junonia
- Olive's Ocean
- Protecting Marie
- Sun & Spoon
- Sweeping Up the Heart
- Two Under Par
- Words of Stone
- The Year of Billy Miller
- The Zebra Wall
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Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; Newbery Honors for Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Is It Spring?, The World and Everything in It, A House, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.