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The Monument

Written by Gary PaulsenAuthor Alerts:  Random House will alert you to new works by Gary Paulsen

Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations
· Yearling
· Trade Paperback · Ages 10 UP
· July 1, 1993 · $5.99 · 978-0-440-40782-9 (0-440-40782-6)

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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.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.



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?

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