Books Reviews Community Authors Contest Contact

Where readers gather to discover and discuss great books.

Books Authors Contest Community About

© 2026 Knosit. Built for book lovers.

Country of broken stone by Nancy Bond - Knosit

🏆 Win $50 — Monthly contest 🏆 Monthly contest — 5 winners get $50 ·

Cover of Country of broken stone by Nancy Bond

Country of broken stone

by Nancy Bond

Young Adult

1980

Young adult novel Two families have been joined by marriage and must learn to get along. They have moved to an isolated house in the north of England while the archeologist mother is engaged in the excavation of a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall. Some feuding locals add to the strained atmosphere.

Start a Discussion

Community tags

No tags yet — add the first vibe.

Sign in to add community tags.

Readers also liked

Cover of If I had long, long hair by Angela Elwell Hunt

If I had long, long hair

Angela Elwell Hunt

Cover of Josef's journal and the letter J by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel

Josef's journal and the letter J

Cynthia Fitterer Klingel

Cover of Uncle Smoke stories by Roger L. Welsch

Uncle Smoke stories

Roger L. Welsch

Cover of George and Martha Encore by James Marshall

More Young Adult books

Cover of Secret society by Tom Dolby

Secret society

Tom Dolby

Cover of Giant cold by Peter Dickinson

Giant cold

Peter Dickinson

Cover of Mrs Vole the Vet (Ahlberg, Allan. Happy Families.) by Allan Ahlberg

Mrs Vole the Vet (Ahlberg, Allan. Happy Families.)

Allan Ahlberg

Cover of The laziest robot in zone one by Lillian Hoban

Reviews (0)

No reviews yet. Be the first!

George and Martha Encore

James Marshall

Cover of Fireweed by Jill Paton Walsh

Fireweed

Jill Paton Walsh

Cover of Dance at Grandpa's by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Dance at Grandpa's

Laura Ingalls Wilder

The laziest robot in zone one

Lillian Hoban

Cover of Red Riding Hood by James Marshall

Red Riding Hood

James Marshall

Cover of Mop's treasure hunt by Martine Schaap

Mop's treasure hunt

Martine Schaap