Alex is beginning his junior year at an ultra-exclusive boy's school when there is an incident at the river. He was unable to save a drowning friend. But was it an accident or something more? His friend Glenn, who was also there, decides that their only option is to lie. Alex agrees but the guilt starts to eat away at him. The new English teacher, Miss Dovecott, sees promise in Alex's writing and also recognizes he is pain. Alex understands that the time has come to choose between his friendship with Glenn and his need reveal the truth of that day. And whichever one Alex chooses brings severe consequences. "Paper Covers Rock" is a moving novel of finding your voice and making peace with the consequences of one's choices.