The Secret of the Painted House

Celebrating North Carolina: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3)

Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors (Follow-Up To: What's Your Story?)

Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence

A Writer's Story: From Life to Fiction (Clarion Nonfiction)

Flying Over Water

Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun

The Neptune Project

On My Honor is a young adult novel by Marion Dane Bauer that explores themes of responsibility, guilt, and coming of age. The story follows two boys, Joel and Tony, who decide to go on a bike ride to Starved Rock State Park despite Joel's father's instructions to stay at the local swimming hole. During the ride, Tony insists on swimming in the dangerous Vermillion River. Joel reluctantly agrees, but when Tony starts to struggle in the water, Joel is unable to save him. Tony drowns, and Joel is left to grapple with the consequences of their decision and the weight of his promise to his father. The novel deals with Joel's internal struggle as he must come to terms with the loss of his friend, the lie he tells to cover up the circumstances of Tony's death, and ultimately, his decision to face the truth and accept responsibility for his actions.

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The Secret of the Painted House

Marion Dane Bauer, Leonid Gore, 2007

Celebrating North Carolina: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3)

Marion Dane Bauer, C.B. Canga, 2014

Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors (Follow-Up To: What's Your Story?)

Marion Dane Bauer, 1996

Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence

Lois Lowry, Marion Dane Bauer, Francesca Lia Block, 1995

A Writer's Story: From Life to Fiction (Clarion Nonfiction)

Marion Dane Bauer, 1995

Flying Over Water

Shannon Hitchcock, N.H. Senzai, 2020

Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun

Liz Kessler, Natacha Ledwidge, 2012

The Neptune Project

Polly Holyoke, 2013