"A beautifully written, rich, and tender novel." --The Horn Book (starred review)

Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him.

Then a message appears on the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn toward the mysterious. By the time he meets outgoing Joselle Stark, Blaze finds himself in entirely new territory, where the unexpected seems almost normal.

"An outstanding book, one of the year's best."--Kirkus

Multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, including:

Billy Miller Makes a WishBird Lake MoonThe Birthday RoomJunoniaOlive's OceanProtecting MarieSun & SpoonSweeping Up the HeartTwo Under ParWords of StoneThe Year of Billy MillerThe Zebra Wall

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 09/06/2005
ISBN: 9780060782306
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 7.56h x 5.28w x 0.36d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/24/2005 pg. 61

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 6400 / Words of Stone
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5