num_pages: 141
description: Brodie Lynch, a thirteen-year-old, dreams about his summer with Pauline and the adventures they will have together. Then everything changes when a prank goes too far and two people die. Brodie's lies about what happened along the shore of the Blackwater River make him a hero, but his guilt tears at him apart. Brodie is then faced with a choice between right and wrong and ultimately learns that truth can offer hope in even the worst of times.
language: English
title: Blackwater
titlecomplete: Blackwater
genres: Fiction, Death, Mystery, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Suspense
ratings_count: 560
publisher: Thorndike Press