| A Clear Spring Contributor(s): Wilson, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558612777 ISBN-13: 9781558612778 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $11.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2002 Annotation: Strong and open, fierce and funny GIRLS FIRST! is the bold and spirited new series for middle-grade readers that seeks to capture the independent spirit of girls and young women from all over the world. By publishing international novels, the series celebrates both the differences and commmonalities in the experiences of girls. By featuring strong female protagonists, GIRLS FIRST! Provides positive role models within exciting stories full of mystery and adventure. From the heat of Chicago, Willa C. Lopez is heading to green, lush Seattle to spend the summer with her aunt Ceci, her aunt's partner Janie and multicultural, extended family. While there, precocious Willa and her curious cousin Tabby discover someone or something is polluting a local watershed. What follows is a take of new friendships, new discoveries and more adventure than they bargained for. This funny and captivating mystery is the first for young readers by award-winning and acclaimed mystery writer Barbara Wilson" (Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists, Trouble in Transylvania)." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001033970 |
| Series: Girls First! |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 4.09" W x 8.44" (0.64 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |