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.
Piper Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at Arizona State University..
Jewell is the Virginia G.
She has written many award-novels for adults, including, MAGIC CITY, a novel about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
About author(s): Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of Ninth Ward , winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor
Sugar , winner of the Jane Addams Children\'s Book Award; and the New York Times -bestselling Ghost Boys; as well as Bayou Magic
Towers Falling
Black Brother, Black Brother; and Paradise on Fire .
But remembering her origins and grandmother\'s teachings, she\'s able to use street smarts, wilderness skills, and her spiritual intuition to survive.
Not all are saved.
Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire, it\'s up to Addy to lead her friends to safety.
Addy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past.
But then comes a devastating forest fire...
Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival.
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.
There, Addy joins five other Black city kids--each with their own troubles--to spend a summer out west.
Now, years later, Addy\'s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program.
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
