Status
Available
Call number
Call number
JF BAU
Description
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 1990)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1989)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1989)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1988)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1989)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 1989)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1987)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1990)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1992)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 1987)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 1991)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1991)
Golden Archer Award (Winner — 1988)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 1989)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1990)
CCBC Choices (Fiction for Older Readers — 1986)