A STONE IN MY HAND
By Cathryn Clinton
A STONE IN MY HAND, published in 2002, was highly praised by Publishers Weekly, and the School Library Journal as well as several other well known reviewers. Eight years have passed since this insightful book came on the market, and we have a new generation of young adult readers. While dates and names change, the pain, fear, and frustration of children and adults living in war zones remain the same. With today’s crises in the Gaza Strip and other war zones in the Middle East, A Stone in My Hand is a good book to recommend to young adult readers today.
A Stone in My Hand is not a page turner, of high adventure where the hero conquers all, and everything turns out right in the end. Rather, the novel is realistic fiction that will touch the soul of sensitive readers regardless of age. It paints a brutally realistic picture of children and young adults attempting to survive in a war zone, of parents attempting to care for and educate their children, and of families dealing with the uncertainties of daily life and their faith in God.
A Stone in My Hand was published by Candlewick Press in 2002 with 184 pages,
ISBN 0-7636-1388-6
By Cathryn Clinton
A STONE IN MY HAND, published in 2002, was highly praised by Publishers Weekly, and the School Library Journal as well as several other well known reviewers. Eight years have passed since this insightful book came on the market, and we have a new generation of young adult readers. While dates and names change, the pain, fear, and frustration of children and adults living in war zones remain the same. With today’s crises in the Gaza Strip and other war zones in the Middle East, A Stone in My Hand is a good book to recommend to young adult readers today.
A Stone in My Hand is not a page turner, of high adventure where the hero conquers all, and everything turns out right in the end. Rather, the novel is realistic fiction that will touch the soul of sensitive readers regardless of age. It paints a brutally realistic picture of children and young adults attempting to survive in a war zone, of parents attempting to care for and educate their children, and of families dealing with the uncertainties of daily life and their faith in God.
A Stone in My Hand was published by Candlewick Press in 2002 with 184 pages,
ISBN 0-7636-1388-6
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