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Paradise on Fire
- Author
- Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrator
- Tyla Collier
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Publish Date
- 14 September 2021
- Run Time
- 4 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rocks, weather and physical world, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
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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Details
- Author
- Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrator
- Tyla Collier
- Duration
- 4 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 September 2021
- ISBN
- 9781549109263
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rocks, weather and physical world, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
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 BookA Cadmus Children’s Fiction Award for the Green Earth Book Award winner
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