"Ireland" . . "JUVENILE FICTION / General" . . . . "From the mind and mouth of thirteen-year-old D'arcy Finnigan, \"Skimmin' Stones\" recounts life in Ireland in turbulent times. It is 1979 and young D'arcy struggles to understand the adult world into which he will soon be thrown. His best friends Mucky (the eejit) and Pinky (the brain) are of little help and struggle with family matters of their own. Issues of love and death, loyalty and deceit, rule the day. It is down by the river that these three friends will iron out the turmoil of their lives and cast the mold of the men they wish to be."@en . "Skimmin' stones an original novel"@en . . . . "Young adult works"@en . . "Young adult fiction"@en . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Bildungsromans"@en . "Fiction"@en . "FICTION / Literary" . .