Yosemite Tomboy Book

Read it when I was younger, tried again, not worth my time. Why did this get an award anyways? If you can summarize the general plot of a book in 2-3 simple sentences, it doesn't sound worth publishing. Or reading. Or an award, for that matter.

*SPOILERS*
Plot:
Two kids decide that they want to hang out one day, and they have a race across a river. One kid can't swim, and he drowns, and the other kid has to tell his family what happened.
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really?
That's it?
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Why was this published?
I'm sorry, but seriously. If you put time and effort into writing and publishing a book, your hard work shouldn't have a summary that easily fits onto the cover flap of the book.

This book just drags out the inevitable, and then tosses in a 'heartwarming' ending in just to soften the dark mood of the book. Really. Not even worth the read. Just know that everyone's happy in the end.
... well, not really. The kid's friend just died, so obviously it's still sad, but the other kid is really forgiven, and he doesn't feel as guilty. Happy ending, right?