When their teacher goes missing during an outing, eleven girls grapple with the aftermath in this haunting, exquisitely told psychological mystery.

The Vietnam War rages overseas, but back at home, in a year that begins with the hanging of one man and ends with the drowning of another, eleven schoolgirls embrace their own chilling history when their teacher abruptly goes missing on a field trip. Who was the mysterious poet they had met in the Garden? What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important -- who can they tell about it? In beautifully shimmering prose, Ursula Dubosarsky reveals how a single shared experience can alter the course of young lives forever. Part gripping thriller, part ethereal tale of innocence lost, The Golden Day is a poignant study of fear and friendship, and of what it takes to come of age with courage.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/06/2013
ISBN: 9780763663995
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.80d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2013
Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 64
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
New York Times Book Review 09/22/3013 pg. 34
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 26
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 107 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 159627 / Golden Day
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 4