num_pages: 160
description: "A beautifully written, rich, and tender novel.” — The Horn Book  (starred review) Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a message appears on the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn toward the mysterious. By the time he meets outgoing Joselle Stark, Blaze finds himself in entirely new territory, where the unexpected seems almost normal. “An outstanding book, one of the year’s best.” — Kirkus Multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, 
language: English
title: Words of Stone
titlecomplete: Words of Stone
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Read For School, Childrens, German Literature, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 465
places: Wisconsin
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: -62167190400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Elizabeth Burr / Worzalla Award
publisher: Greenwillow Books