A Single Stone

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9780763688370
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 93
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2017 pg. 88
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 94
Foreword 02/02/2017
Publishers Weekly 03/13/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 188181 / Single Stone
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8