Words of Stone

Author - Kevin Henkes ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from HarperCollins was reviewed on 10-Dec-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. As a fourth grade teacher I give this book a high rating. It got the students to think about family and friendship. It touched on some issues that they will encounter as they get older.¤

2) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. Have you ever done something to a friend that you later regretted? In Words of Stone, Josselle, a main character, writes something horrible about her friend Blaze, that she wishes she could take back, especially after they become such close and faithful friends. The 10 year-old Blaze lives a sorrowful life. Josselle also is an outcast, and her no-nonsense attitude helps her little. When the two meet, they strongly support each other and find the true meaning of friendship.

I cherished this book and an example of friendship spread across the pages. Kevin Henkes offered me vivid descriptions in Words of Stone that made me feel I was on the hillside with Josselle or under a Locus Tree with Blaze. If you crave realistic fiction, then this will be a memorable story for you. This is also a quality reading book packed with fun and vocabulary.

Words of Stone is a 4 ½ star book that all deserve to read. I have often come across a story that caught my emotions, but few of them held my emotions to the end of the story. This was on of those stories.¤

3) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. This book teaches children that it is important to keep a good friendship.¤

4) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. Alexandra Y. 3/12/03
Reading Response #20
Words of Stone By Kevin Henkes

Words of Stone, by Kevin Henkes is an okay book. It isn´t outstanding, great, or fantastic. Nor does it have a suspenseful or intriguing plot. This book is about a boy named Blaze and girl named Joselle, who both have a hectic life. Blaze´s mother, Renna died of cancer. Ever since, he has been keeping imaginary friends, all who disappear every July. Then he digs a hole and places a stone over them on the hill - the words of stone. Then comes along Joselle. Joselle, whose mother is taking a vacation from her, writes a devastating message on the hill. Blaze doesn´t know what to think. Is this a cruel game? It seems as if it is when Joselle becomes Blaze´s friend. However, Blaze does not know that Joselle was responsible for the words of stone. How will this affect their friendship?
One reason why I did not like this book was because of the characters. Usually I enjoy books with characters that I can relate to. This way, I get a better sense of what they are experiencing. In addition to this, I become connected to the book. If we are so similar, I begin to wonder if this could happen to me. However, in Words of Stone, the characters are very unrealistic. An example of this is Joselle. Joselle draws on her teeth and writes names on her leg. These characters are so farfetched till the point I cannot connect to their lives at all. Because of this, I do not enjoy this book. In addition to this, I do not like the fact that there is not an interesting and mind-twisting plot.
I think that Words of Stone has a dull, boring, and unattractive plot. This book did not have something exciting constantly happening. I love books with action on every page. An example of a book like this is A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L´Engle and the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling. These books made me want to read more. However, I did not want to read further of Words of Stone. I think this is because many questions did not arise. For example, I did not wonder what was going to occur in the next few chapters. Nor did I think about how Blaze and Joselle´s friendship was going to affect their lives. However, if the author made the events seem dramatic and thrilling, I would have been extremely curious. I would want to read more.
In conclusion, I did not enjoy reading Words of Stone. I did not enjoy reading about the characters. In addition to this, I disliked the plot. As you have probably assumed, I think this book is so-so. I do not recommend Words of Stone.¤

5) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. This was a great book. It was thoughtful, intriguing, and a bit sad. My 9 year old son read it for his 4th grade class, and I was fascinated myself. My son said that learning about these two characters (Blaze and Joselle) teaches you a lot about friendship.¤

6) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins.

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.

7) Paperback Book Words of Stone by HarperCollins. Every year for the past five years since his mother´s death, 10-year-old Blaze has buried an imaginary friend beneath a stone marker on a hill near his house. Every July he creates a new friend, hoping that this time his make-believe companion will help him overcome his phobias--fears that have plagued him since he lost his mother to cancer. One day Blaze discovers that someone has used his stone grave markers to spell out his mother´s name, "Reena." Feeling frightened and spooked, he cannot fathom who or what could have written this tormenting word.

Unbeknownst to Blaze, young Joselle Stark has recently moved into her grandmother´s nearby farmhouse after being abandoned by her self-centered mother. When Joselle hears about Reena´s death, she feels darkly compelled to write disturbing messages to Blaze, using the stones she finds on the hill between them. In this book, as in his others, Kevin Henkes eloquently builds sympathy for the perpetrator as well as the victim, helping young readers understand the traumas and insecurities that cause people to lie and hurt others. When Joselle and Blaze eventually meet and become friends, Joselle hides the truth about the words she once wrote in stone. But when the lie is revealed, Henkes does not create a swift or easy resolution. Instead he becomes more graceful and paced in his writing--allowing the reader to savor the intricacies of betrayal, rejection, and reconciliation. ALA Notable Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Book, Horn Book Fanfare Honor List. (Ages 10 and older) --Gail Hudson¤

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