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Title	:	Paper Covers Rock
Author	:	Jenny Hubbard
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 192 pages
Published	:	June 14th 2011 by Delacorte Press
Categories	:	Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Contemporary. School Stories. Boarding School

Paper Covers Rock Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages

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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.
 
A William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author
A Booklist Top 10 First Novel for Youth
An ABC Top 10 New Voices Selection
 
* “The poignant first-person narration is a deftly woven mixture of confessional entries, class assignments, poems, and letters. . . . [A] tense dictation of secrets, lies, manipulation, and the ambiguity of honor.” —The Horn Book Magazine, Starred
 
* "In the tradition of John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. . . . A powerful, ambitious debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
* "Those who are looking for something to ponder will enjoy this compelling read.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
* “This novel introduces Hubbard as a bright light to watch on the YA literary scene.” —Booklist, Starred

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ISBN:	0385740557 (ISBN13: 9780385740555)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	William C. Morris YA Debut Award Nominee (2012)

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Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard has a high literary tone. It reminds me of Catcher in the Rye or The Dead Poet's Society based on the characterization and quality of writing, as well as the incorporation of other literary works within the story. While I enjoyed this book, I'm not sure it would appeal to a large number of readers.The story is paralleled extensively with Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The protagonist, Alex, uses it as a guide to express himself and deal with what has happened to

I'm not even sure what to say about this book. How about I start with what I liked? I love her writing style, to me it seems almost poetic in itself. Having it the form of a journal was brilliant, I thought. Even if it made it a little harder to follow because he would jump around in what he wrote, though there seemed to be some kind of crazy order to that chaos. His fascination with Herman Melville was interesting. He couldn't even get past the first chapter but it seemed to help him create his

I had a lot of issues with this book, starting with the unbelievable male voice but perhaps mostly with the fact this book is set in the 1980s for no apparent reason. The setting is not necessary then, and there's no context for it. Alex was boring to me. The thing is, this is a more literary novel, and there's some stuff with that, and I think this is the kind of book that could get some award-y attention. But for me, it was really one note, and I can't quite see my kids eager to read it. A

Actual Rating: 4 Alex Stromm Stars.Read to your heart's content. Though if you are a reader, the heart is never content. A group of students at a boys' boarding school cope with the aftermath of a drowning death. How much do they tell? Who else knows what happened? What did they see? These questions form the wellspring of a stopry filled with tension, guilt, betrayal, as well as an assurance the life goes on after a tragedy. The story is told by Alex, a junior at a boys' boarding school. Alex



This was awful. I never thought it would end and it's not even a big book. It was an attempt at a poor recreation of A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Everything was scattered around and poorly written. I do not recommend this at all.

It had the feel of "Dead Poets Society" in that it featured a somewhat above average boy in boarding school with a talent for writing. I felt the anguish of Alex as he sorted through his emotions of supporting the friendship honor code versus the school honor code, and in dealing with his crush on his English teacher. There was also references to other literary works, with the main one being Moby Dick. This book makes me want to finally read Moby Dick. I picked up this book because it was in the