The Stones of Mourning Creek

By Diane Les Becquets

Book Overview

When fourteen-year-old Francie befriends Ruthie, a black girl, amidst the rampant prejudice in their small town in 1960s Alabama, she suffers from the gruesome harassment of her white peers. But Ruthie demonstrates the humanity and love that helps Francie uncover the truth behind her mother's death and deal with her father's neglect and alcoholism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761452389
• ISBN13: 9780761452386
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Skyscape
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

love this book I have this book want to buy a new one I've been trying to read this book for a very

I have this book and i love it, i will read it over and over again because it is such a fantastic book, i want to get a new one only because the one that i have right now has been written in with dates on which day it was bought, and what date and year i started reading a chapter and even when the last time i read a page not really a good reason to want to spend 4.19 on a brand new one but i'd rather have a new used book without it having notes or it being dated on each page and chapter.

One of the Best Books I've ever Read

Hi there! I am an anvide reader! And I must say this is one of my favorite books. I read a lot of books, so u have 2 understand how good this book really has to be good. It shows true friendship, first love, and an acceptance of other races and life stlyes. This author definatly has something special going on! I hope she writes more books. Just a note: I have to promote this book, Seer and The Sword! It is wonderful!

The Stones of Mouring Creek

Hi, I just got finished with the book not to long ago and i just want to say that it is a great book, the author makes it easy to visualize everything and everybody. When ever i would read the book and my mom had me take a break to do the dishes or something, I think, "I better hurry or i will miss the rest of the movie!" You can tell it is a good book when you do things like that!

Great book!

I think this is a wonderful book for all ages. Diane Les Becquets is a great author. The Stones of Mourning Creek is about a white girl named Francie who becomes best friends with a black girl named Ruthie during the 1960's in the South. After Francie's mother dies...Francie became unhappy and really lonely since her father seemed to never be there for her. Francie's mother didn't really die in an accident, she stopped a man from raping a girl and so the man killed her. You quickly find out in a couple of pages who the evil man is and who he was going to rape. Francie became friends with Ruthie, after Ruthie saves her by getting help when she found her knocked out from a snakebite. Francie and Ruthie cherished their friendship and let nothing come between them. Francie falls for a boy named Earnest :O) Their town is full of secrets....people they know are not all they seem to be. Francie and Ruthie end up finding out the answers to the mystery of Francie's mother's so-called accident. The ending was........hmm......dunno what to really say about it but you just have to read this wonderful story for yourself to find out the ending...

This book rules!

Diane Les Bequets is not just another writer, she has inspired me with this book. I hope that her next book will be just as good. As a matter a fact, I happened to be one of her former students in creative writing. I was touched by how she had made such a clear picture in my mind of this story. This book is about a white girl, (Francie) and a black girl, (Ruthie) that become best friends and try to find out if Francie's mother's death was a murder. It is a great mystery story and a great friendship story. I hope more kids will get a chance to read it, rather than sitting around and watching T.V. all day. And I'm not trying to be a suck up when I say this, she had inspired me to become a writer when I grow up. The biggest kid fan ever, J.C.O.

A complex story with a surprise conclusion

A small town divided by racial strife hides a secret from the past: a secret discovered by Francie, whose mother has just died. Her newfound friendship with black neighbor Ruthie increases town tensions and leads to some dangerous encounters with prejudice in this complex story with its surprise conclusion. Highly recommended for advanced YA readers.