About this title: Joel and his best friend Tony have known each other since the age of 2. Joel is a little in awe of his daredevil friend, and when Tony wants to go swimming in the treacherous and forbidden Vermilion River, Joel is torn between disobeying his parents and incurring Tony's scorn. When Tony drowns, Joel is consumed with guilt, as well as terrified of telling his parents of his disobedience.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
ISBN-13:9780440227427ISBN:0440227429
Description: Very Good. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yearling
Date Published: 1987-10-01
ISBN-13:9780440466338ISBN:0440466334
Description: Very good. AR 4.7/2.0 Grades 4-8 Newbery Honor Award 1987. Different cover. Used trade paperback copy. Intact, no tears, unmarked, tight binding, minor cover wear, edgewear, tipwear and soil, lightly age-toned paper. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780440466338ISBN:0440466334
Description: Very Good. Very good condition, clean and unmarked, with minor wear. Later printing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yearling
Date Published: 1987-10-01
ISBN-13:9780440466338ISBN:0440466334
Description: Good. Clean and tight. Light rubbing to edges and short horizontal crease at spine. Picture differs from that illustrated, showing two boys on bikes. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780440466338ISBN:0440466334
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. some wear to cover; stamps, stickers and library marks; RTB139. 90 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780899194394ISBN:0899194397
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 96 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780440466338ISBN:0440466334
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 90 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Very nice copy; read once. read more
"This was another audio book for our Denver trip. I was kind of disturbed by this one. We kept having to stop the audio and talk through the boys decisions. I usually like books I can discuss but just was not so happy with this one. I was glad that if one of my kids was to read this I was there to talk it through with them."
"I read this book a few times back in elementary school and middle school and it always left me feeling a little sick at the end. Just like the one book I can't remember where this girl's brother or best friend or someone runs over a nest of bees with the lawn mower and dies from the allergic reaction."
"This bookreally shows you how important friendship is and how competely STUPID daring somebody can be sometimes. In this book the main chracter lost his life because of what his best friend dared him to do. This book is really emotinal you could never put it down."
"This made me nervous the whole time I read it. I'm not sure what the moral lesson in this one is. Do a better job of trying to cover up killing your friend? Many of these Newberry winners are rather depressing in nature, maybe that's one of the qualifications."
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