The Monument
  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780440407829
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $16.99

The Monument

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The popular novel about the meaning of community and art with a fresh new cover.

It all begins when Rocky follows Mick Strum around town while he sketches its people, animals and graveyard. Mick has been commissioned by Rocky's Kansas town to create a memorial to their war dead.

As Rocky learns to respect Mick and his talents, he helps her to develop her own artistic sensibilities.

But the townspeople see things in Mick's drawings that they don't want to know or accept about themselves. Can Mick help them accept one monument that will be meaningful to everyone?
  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780440407829
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen grew up in the Philippines and has worked as a sailor, archer, trapper, singer, actor and carnival worker, amongst others. He is the author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, and has won the prestigious Newbery Honor Award three times, for his books The Winter Room, Hatchet and Dogsong. He lives in New Mexico and on a boat in the Pacific, with his wife, the painter Ruth Wright Paulsen.

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Hatchet (Uab)(Cd)
Holding Her Breath
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Praise for The Monument

"Paulsen is one of the best-loved writers alive." --The New York Times

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

"A powerful, affecting story with its comments on art and homage."--School Library Journal

"An intriguing, ironic tale, written vividly and with memorable humor."--Kirkus Reviews

"In sparse, sensitive, moving prose, Paulsen illuminates a small town and its inhabitants' beautiful and ugly sides to create a tribute to art . . . a wonderful book that will make you feel special."--VOYA

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