Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Jewell Parker Rhodes

Paradise on Fire
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Jewell Parker Rhodes
Page: 272
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9780316493857
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Notes From Your Bookseller Adventure, survival and environmentalism collide in this action-packed new story from Jewell Parker Rhodes. Years after Addy’s parents pass away in a fire, her grandmother sends her to a wilderness program out west. As she starts to make new friends, the unthinkable happens when a wildfire breaks out nearby, and it’s up to Addy to lead the group to safety. This page-turning tale is not to be missed. From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.​
  
 Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Years later, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids—each with their own troubles—to spend a summer out west.
  
 Deep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and how to start and safely put out campfires. Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. 
 But then comes a devastating forest fire…
  
 Addy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past. Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire, it’s up to Addy to lead her friends to safety. Not all are saved. But remembering her origins and grandmother’s teachings, she’s able to use street smarts, wilderness skills, and her spiritual intuition to survive.

BCALA 2021 Best of the Best Book
A Cadmus Children’s Fiction Award for the Green Earth Book Award winner

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