Words of Stone

<p><strong>A beautifully written rich and tender novel. --<em>The Horn Book</em> (starred review)</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>An outstanding book one of the year's best.<strong>--</strong><em>Kirkus </em></p><p>Multiple award-winning and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful gentle real-world insight to middle grade novels including: </p><ul><em>Billy Miller Makes a Wish</em></li><em>Bird Lake Moon</em></li><em>The Birthday Room</em></li><em>Junonia</em></li><em>Olive's Ocean</em></li><em>Protecting Marie</em></li><em>Sun & Spoon</em></li><em>Sweeping Up the Heart</em></li><em>Two Under Par</em></li><em>Words of Stone</em></li><em>The Year of Billy Miller</em></li><em>The Zebra Wall</em></li></ul>