A Single Stone
A Single Stone
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A Single Stone

Written by Meg McKinlay
Hardcover
$17.99
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10 - 99
Reading age
272
Page count
187
Words per page
660L
Lexile measure
Mar 14, 2017
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In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything – and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain. Jena – strong, respected, reliable – is the leader of the line, a job every girl in the village dreams of. Watched over by the Mothers as one of the chosen seven, Jena’s years spent denying herself food and wrapping her limbs have paid off. She is small enough to squeeze through the tunnels of the mountain and gather the harvest, risking her life with each mission. No work is more important. This has always been the way of things, even if it isn’t easy. But as her suspicions mount and Jena begins to question the life she’s always known, the cracks in her world become impossible to ignore. Thought-provoking and quietly complex, Meg McKinlay’s novel unfolds into a harshly beautiful tale of belief, survival, and resilience stronger than stone.

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friendshipsurvival storiesstrong female protagonistssurvivalself-discovery

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763688370
    Publication Date
    March 14, 2017
    Publisher
    Candlewick
    Original Publication Date
    May 1, 2015
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    187
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 99+ years
    Lexile® Level
    660L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    188181
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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