Poison Town - by Elyssa Campbell (Paperback)

About the Book

"Everything seems sick in Addie's town, even the crows have trouble flying. Now she's out to prove the local plant is covering up its polluting ways. Elyssa Campbell's debut novel Poison Town tells the story of a fourteen-year-old who becomes an environmental activist - in a company town built around a smelter. She faces a mystery - what is poisoning the town when there has been a successful clean-up."--

Book Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Addie's town is built around a lead and zinc smelter.

The company has done an extensive cleanup of its operations, but everything in the town still seems sick; even the crows are having trouble flying. Addie decides to find out if the smelter is still poisoning local residents, and to do that, she needs help.

At first Addie is overlooked and treated as a child who wouldn't understand. She turns the adults' naivety to her advantage and confronts what most people in her town are too fearful to address.

This novel allows young readers to confront climate anxieties while finding inspiration in how Addie takes action that is believable and realistic.

Review Quotes

"An absorbing story of grassroots environmental activism by teens."--Kirkus Reviews

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