Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com

After spending the summer watching her beloved cat Casey's health deteriorate, while being separated from her best friend, Caroline begins high school with an eagerness she's never felt before.

She's unaware of the difficulties just ahead.

As old friendships change and new ones form, Caroline desperately clings to the one thing in her life that's always been constant: Casey.

THE STONE BEACH is a bittersweet, thoughtful (and quite short) story about friendship, love, and letting go of the past to embrace the future. ( )