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The Monument

Gary Paulsen

1991151 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1991
first published
  • 1991Delacorte Press · 151 pages · ENGISBN 9780385305181
  • 1993Listening Library · ENGISBN 9780553471489
  • 1993Yearling · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780440407829
  • 1993Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780440900146
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780785712084
  • 1993Perfection Learning PreboundISBN 9780780721029

Thirteen-year-old Rocky, self-conscious about the braces on her leg, has her life changed by the remarkable artist who comes to her small Kansas town to design a war memorial.

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Written forMiddle grade
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