This was a fast, well written read. This book is based in reality. The main character, Joel, loses his best friend, Tony, while the two boys go swimming in a dangerous river. Tony always seemed to be trying to prove himself so Joel didn't know he didn't really know how to swim. This was a very thought provoking story - Joel learns to deal with death but learns the love of his father.Kids can learn to deal with death or connect with the characters in his time of grief. I would hope kids could also learn a lesson in not doing the dangerous things the kids did in the book. This book could start some good conversations about what really happens in life - and what is inevitable.
Bauer, Marion. (1986). On my honor. Yearling Books.
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