The River King (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780425179673)

A story about a small town's surface appearance and the truths submerged below from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic.

People tend to stay in their place in the town of Haddan. The students at the prestigious prep school don't mix with locals; even within the school, hierarchy rules as freshman and faculty members find out where they fit in and what is expected from them. But there are minor collisions happening everywhere: An awkward boy, the son of a teacher, is flirting with a pretty classmate, the daughter of a convenience-store cashier. A photographer in plastic flip-flops and an overflowing backpack is about to marry a staid, ambitious historian. And when a body is found in the river behind the school, a local policeman named Abey Grey will walk into this enclosed world and upset it entirely...

Author: Alice Hoffman
ISBN-10: 0425179672
ISBN-13: 9780425179673
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2001
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 55238 / River King

Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/08/2001 pg. 24
New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 89