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Fire in the Wind
By Levin, Betty
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68814-299-5
- Publisher
- New York : Greenwillow Books, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1995
Gr 4-8 A fire in Maine in October 1947 is the basis for this story and provides the action, while a girl's struggle to deal with the role she sees for herself is its psychological underpinning. Meg's grandmother tells her she is like "fire in the wind," meaning that she only makes matters worse when she takes action. Meg is the self-appointed protector of her younger brother and her older, but "backward," cousin Orin. All of the community is on alert as a drought continues and fires break out. When...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
