Crossing Stones

Written in beautifully structured verse, Helen Frost's Crossing Stones captures nine months in the lives of two resilient families struggling to stay together and cross carefully, stone by stone, into a changing world.

Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel.
Some women seem to prefer to rock the boat.

Eighteen-year-old Muriel Jorgensen lives on one side of Crabapple Creek. Her family's closest friends, the Normans, live on the other. For as long as Muriel can remember, the families' lives have been intertwined, connected by the crossing stones that span the water. But now that Frank Norman--who Muriel is just beginning to think might be more than a friend--has enlisted to fight in World War I and her brother, Ollie, has lied about his age to join him, the future is uncertain.

As Muriel tends to things at home with the help of Frank's sister, Emma, she becomes more and more fascinated by the women's suffrage movement, but she is surrounded by people who advise her to keep her opinions to herself. How can she find a way to care for those she loves while still remaining true to who she is?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 08/11/2020
ISBN: 9781250753519
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 134204 / Crossing Stones
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 4