Paradise on Fire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316493857)

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 Book
A Cadmus Children's Fiction Award for the Green Earth Book Award winner

Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN-10: 0316493856
ISBN-13: 9780316493857
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.32w x 0.73d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513752 / Paradise on Fire