Just in time for Women’s History Month, Puffin Books is re-issuing T.A. Anderson’s “The Ancient One”, featuring that spirited protagonist, Kate Gordon.
From Indiebound: When thirteen-year-old Kate travels to Oregon for a quiet week at Aunt Melanie’s cottage, her plans are dashed by the discovery of a grove of giant redwood trees in nearby Lost Crater. While helping try to protect the redwood forest from loggers, Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and finds herself facing the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest. In this extraordinary quest, combining high adventure and heroic drama, a girl discovers that all living things are connected in ways she never expected, and that true friendship can reach across cultures, and even across centuries.
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Environmental fantasy – my students will delve right into it!
Sounds like a fun time travel adventure!
This would be a new one for me. Sounds interesting.
What better way to engage inner city girls than have a strong female protagonist. This would be a great addition to our classroom!!
I connect with “true friendship can reach across cultures.” That theme can help heal cultural divides.
Wow, this sounds wonderful!
This sounds wonderful – there is definitely something magic about redwoods! Would love to read it.
Sounds like a fun read!
You can’t go wrong with time travel and combining that with a life web lesson is wonderful! Although, my favorite part is the feisty female protagonist. That was always the first thing I looked for when seeking new reads.
I love mysteries and time travel and this sounds like it has both!