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The Monument

Name: The Monument
ISBN: 9780440407829

Gary Paulsen

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · July 1, 1993

Reading lane: Violence & Safety

It all begins when Rocky follows Mick Strum around town while he sketches its people, animals and graveyard.

Loss & Grief Abuse & Healing Violence & Safety family

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Why This Clicks

Art and Remembrance

A memorial commission turns art into a quiet test of what a town can face.

Come here for

Art, grief, and a town’s uneasy self-portrait
A young person learning to trust her own eye

Expect

A grounded story of respect and artistic growth
A memorial meant to speak to a whole town

Book Details

Authors: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: July 1, 1993
Format: Paperback
Theme: Violence & Safety · Loss & Grief
Reading lane: Violence & Safety

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Publisher Categories

Coming of Age
YA Adoption Stories
New Experiences for Teens

About This Book

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 ev...

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