SARA ST. ANTOINE
FRONT COUNTRY
Ginny Shepard arrives in Montana for a summer backpacking trip, hopeful that her time in the mountains will provide some solace from the climate angst that's been dogging her all spring. Tennis, stellar grades, a high-powered STEM summer program—all that stuff seems pretty meaningless if the world as she knows it is about to, well, burn up. Then Ginny learns that the backpacking trip is designed for kids who need "extra support." Now she has to deal not just with five challenging boy tripmates, but also with some serious parental betrayal. Can she find what she needs in the backcountry to help her thrive in the "front country" again?
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Green Earth Book Award, YA silver honor winner, 2023
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Teacher Favorites Award, Children's Book Council, 2023
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Librarian Favorites Award, Children's Book Council, 2023
PRAISE FOR FRONT COUNTRY
"Front Country is the book we need at the time we need it: a beautifully written story about finding meaning in the face of despair and friendship in the unlikeliest of places."
-- KATHERINE APPLEGATE, Newbery-winning author of The One and Only Ivan
"Writing a book about the perilous state of the planet takes extraordinary courage. This book is a triumph: a work of art and a work of love, a gift to young readers and anyone who has a young person in their lives."
-- KELSEY WIRTH, co-founder, Mothers Out Front
"[T]he expertly crafted plot incorporates contemporary concerns as well as timeless truths into its layered plot. Riveting."
-- KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Incredible book for young people who have heard (and overheard) us describe our ecological tipping points & need to discover their life is still an astounding journey, full of mystery & endless promise. It gives real hope. It gave me hope. I'm so grateful for it."
-- JORIE GRAHAM, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet for The Dream of the Unified Field
"Without a drop of sentimentality, St. Antoine writes a novel of heartbreaking truths and soul-saving dialogue....Science and spirituality merge into transformative storytelling. I love this book."
-- TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS, writer, educator, conservationist
"This is a story about the 'ache and promise' of our world, and it begs us to pay attention to both. A terrific and important read."
-- GARY D. SCHMIDT, National Book Award finalist for Okay for Now
THREE BIRD SUMMER
For as long as he can remember, Adam and his parents have spent their summers at his grandmother’s rustic cabin on Three Bird Lake. But this year will be different. There will be no rowdy cousins, no aunts or uncles, and no Dad. Then Adam meets Alice, the girl next door, who seems to want to become friends. Alice looks just like the aloof, popular girls from school—what could she and he possibly have in common?
Turns out, Alice isn't like the girls back home. She's frank, funny, and eager for adventure. And when Adam's grandma starts to leave strange notes in his room—notes that hint at a hidden treasure somewhere at the lake and a love from long ago—Alice is the one person he can rely on to help solve the mysteries of Three Bird Lake.
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ALA Notable Book for Children, 2015
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Boston Globe "Best Books of 2014" list
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Lamplighter Award national winner, 2016
STORIES FROM WHERE WE LIVE
Each volume in this award-winning series features a medley of lively stories, poems, memoirs, and essays that illuminate some aspect of the relationship between people and nature in a different region of North America. Outdoor adventure tales, indigenous creation stories, animal poems, journal entries, and even a sea chantey or two from across the centuries encourage readers to celebrate the ecological richness of their homeland and follow its changes over the centuries. Maps and appendices provide additional scientific and historical context for the literary selections.
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New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2002
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Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2001 & 2002, National Council for Social Studies
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Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education, 2001
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American Booksellers Association Kids' Pick of the List, 2000