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Published
Oct 2, 2009
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Subgenre
Historical
ISBN
9780374316532
Section
Young Adult

Crossing Stones

Helen Frost

In 1917, outspoken Muriel questions the war and is drawn to her aunt's suffrage work, while her brother Ollie fights overseas and neighbor Emma grieves the brother the war has already taken.

  • Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Honor 2010
  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2010
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Themes

War & conflictFamilyActivism & justiceGrief & loss

Mood

Feels reflective, emotional.

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