| White Crosses Contributor(s): Watson, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 067156773X ISBN-13: 9780671567736 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: From the bestselling author of "Montana 1948" comes "one of the most irresistible novels of the year" ("The (Toronto) Globe and Mail"). After a mysterious car accident occurs, Sheriff Jack Nevelson is compelled to try and protect a part of his hometown that even a hero would have trouble saving--its innocence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99205899 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.5" W x 8.54" (1.09 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Montana - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19800 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Larry Watson's previous fiction evoking contemporary Western small-town life has won him awards, a dedicated readership, and unqualified critical praise. Now he has written a novel that envelops the rich emotional terrain of his beloved Montana in a mystery that is both unexpected and unforgettable. After a nighttime accident at the bottom of Sprull Hill in Bentrock, Sheriff Jack Nevelsen is compelled to try and protect a part of his hometown that even a hero would have trouble saving -- its innocence. For most everyone in the community would agree that June Moss, the quiet girl who had just graduated from high school, and Leo Bauer, the principal of Bentrock Elementary and a married man like Jack, had no business heading out of town together. As Jack sets out to unravel the mystery of their deaths, he begins to create a story to shield his town, a lie that will reverberate throughout an entire community, and into the shadows of his own heart. |