The River King

A story about a small town's surface appearance and the truths submerged below from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic.

People tend to stay in their place in the town of Haddan. The students at the prestigious prep school don't mix with locals; even within the school, hierarchy rules as freshman and faculty members find out where they fit in and what is expected from them. But there are minor collisions happening everywhere: An awkward boy, the son of a teacher, is flirting with a pretty classmate, the daughter of a convenience-store cashier. A photographer in plastic flip-flops and an overflowing backpack is about to marry a staid, ambitious historian. And when a body is found in the river behind the school, a local policeman named Abey Grey will walk into this enclosed world and upset it entirely...

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 07/01/2001
ISBN: 9780425179673
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Honor Book

Review Citations: New York Times 07/08/2001 pg. 24
New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 89

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 55238 / River King
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18