The Monument

Gary Paulsen
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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?
Genres: Young AdultFictionRealistic FictionChildrensJuvenileArtMiddle GradeCulturalFriendshipWar
151 Pages

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