Men of stone.

Title
Men of stone.

Personal Author EPSB
Gayle. Friesen

Summary
Ben lives in a house full of women and this doesn't help him as he tries to grow into a man. When a boy at school is bullying Ben, he talks to his great-aunt Frieda who survived the purges in Russia. Learning how his aunt dealt with the Men of Stone, Stalin's Secret Police, gives Ben ideas about how to solve his own problems.

Year Published
2000

Physical Description
216 p. ; 20 cm.

Note
2003 Young Readers' Choice Award nominee.

Note (Local)
Regular
 
1-New

Program Information
Gr. 7+
 
Accelerated Reader MG 4.4 6.0 41767

Awards
YRCA 2003 Senior Division Nominee

Subject
Conduct of life -- Fiction.
 
Bullying -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Russia -- Fiction.

Summary
Ben lives in a house full of women and this doesn't help him as he tries to grow into a man. When a boy at school is bullying Ben, he talks to his great-aunt Frieda who survived the purges in Russia. Learning how his aunt dealt with the Men of Stone, Stalin's Secret Police, gives Ben ideas about how to solve his own problems.

ISBN
9781550747829

Publisher
Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, c2000.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Mount PleasantTCR FIC FRITeacher resource30152000176373Checked out
Mount PleasantFIC FRIBook30152000111248Fiction