© Judith Silverthorne, 1996.

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This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Edited by Barbara Sapergia.

Cover images: “Teenage Girl” by Steve Evans / Getty Images. Landscape photo by Masterfile. Painting of girl on rock by Debbie Edlin.

Interior Illustrations by Kay Parley.

Cover and book design by Duncan Campbell.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Silverthorne, Judith, 1953-

The secret of Sentinel Rock / Judith Silverthorne.

(From many peoples)

Edited by Barbara Sapergia.

ISBN 978-1-55050-386-9

I. Sapergia, Barbara, 1943- II. Title. III. Series.

PS8587.I2763S44 2007 jC813'.54 C2007-902252-9

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the financial support of its publishing program by: the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP), the City of Regina Arts Commission, the Saskatchewan Cultural Industries Development Fund, Saskatchewan Culture Youth and Recreation, SaskCulture Inc., Saskatchewan Centennial 2005, Saskatchewan Lotteries, and the Lavonne Black Memorial Fund.