Paper Covers Rock (Hardcover) by Jenny Hubbard

from dablackwood

This is the story of Alex, a prep school junior, who is coming to terms with his part in the death of his friend Thomas. Several boys were drinking some vodka and dared each other to jump from a high rock into the water below. Thomas dove in and hit his head on a submerged rock. He did not surviv...

from TigerLMS

Alex, a gifted poet and writer, struggles with guilt after a friend, Thomas, dies in a swimming accident at their elite prep school in 1982. Thomas, along with Alex and two other boys, had gone to the swimming rock. Drunk from another of the student's vodka, Thomas dove into the water and hit his...

from karconner

A review on the cover relates this novel to A Separate aPeace- a novel I thoroughly love. But, that is not a connection I make here. They are both set in a boarding school and there is a death- end of comparison. This novel has its own story, and I enjoyed it. The author weaves poetry in with ref...

from travelwlee

This was the hardest, and maybe most dishonest, rating I have ever had to give. I agree with all of the other ratings, from 1 star to 5 star. For the first 2/3 of the book, I really did not care for it at all. The last 1/3 was amazing. I think this was a great book for a small audience. I still d...

from kcarrigan

Reviewed from library copyVery similar to A Separate Peace. Didn't that character die by drowning after a swimming prank went bad (swinging from a branch or some such)? I read it in high school, so it's a bit hazy. It felt like just a slightly updated version. Only the author didn't check what da...