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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2010 · Est. 1.5 hour read
Slick
By Sara Cassidy
Part of the Orca Currents series
A teen's protest against an oil company uncovers unexpected family tensions.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 73 ratings
128 pages· 14,417 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Thirteen-year-old Liza is on a mission to expose her mother's boyfriend's shady ties to Argenta Oil. Discovering a lawsuit involving unpaid compensation to Guatemalan farmers, she forms GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources, Really!) to take a stand. As her activism grows, Liza struggles to separate personal grievances from political battles. When her mother learns of her plans for a protest, Liza faces a clash she never anticipated. Can she navigate the storm of family and justice without losing herself?
From the publisher
Thirteen-year old Liza hates her mother’s boyfriend. While researching the oil company he works for, she discovers a lawsuit against it for compensation long overdue to Guatemalan farmers. She starts a group at school called GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources, Really!) and launches an attack on Argenta Oil.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Words
- 14,417
- Reading age
- 10–14
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Lexile
- HL620L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.9
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 140887
Publication
- Published
- October 10, 2018
- First published
- October 1, 2010
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781554693528
- LCCN
- 2010929085
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