Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel.
Some women seem to prefer to rock the boat.
Eighteen-year-old Muriel Jorgensen lives on one side of Crabapple Creek.
Her family's closest friends, the Normans, live on the other. For as
long as Muriel can remember, the families' lives have been intertwined,
connected by the crossing stones that span the water. But now that Frank
Norman--who Muriel is just beginning to think might be more than a
friend--has enlisted to fight in World War I and her brother, Ollie, has
lied about his age to join him, the future is uncertain. As Muriel tends
to things at home with the help of Frank's sister, Emma, she becomes
more and more fascinated by the women's suffrage movement, but she is
surrounded by people who advise her to keep her opinions to herself. How
can she find a way to care for those she loves while still remaining
true to who she is?
Written in beautifully structured verse, Crossing Stones captures nine
months in the lives of two resilient families struggling to stay
together and cross carefully, stone by stone, into a changing world.