A Clear Spring
Willa C. Lopez is traveling on her own for the first time. She's almost twelve, and grown-up enough to fly on a plane by herself and spend the summer away from home. But is Willa ready for the changes, surprises, and mysteries she'll find when she arrives? Willa is spending her summer in Seattle with Aunt Ceci and her partner, Janie. Through her work as a naturalist, Janie introduces Willa to the local wildlife and ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Then someone starts polluting the salmon stream in the park where Janie works, and Willa teams up with her cousin Tabitha to find the culprit. From her diverse, confident, and sometimes eccentric bunch of relatives, Willa learns that there isn't any one kind of family--the only requirement is love. She also learns about ecosystems and "scientific sleuthing," and discovers what may be her life's work.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1558612777
ISBN13:9781558612778
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Feminist Press
Length:112 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 4.1" x 8.4"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Customer Reviews
1 rating
rousing feminist multicultural detective story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Many points to the author for conveying a lot of ecological information in a believable mystery story, with credible adults and believable teenage behavior. I agree with the Booklist reviewer that the text is a bit didactic but this is not necessarily a handicap if environmental educators can subtly recommend it for their more reluctant students. And the multicultural elements are very strong--not many novels for teenagers do this good a job of integrating them.
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