Slick

By Sara Cassidy

Liza, determined to prove that her mother's boyfriend is no good, starts researching the oil company he works for. Liza discovers a lawsuit against the company for compensation that is 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. As her activism activities increase, her objections to her mother's boyfriend become political. She is learning to separate the personal from the political, but when her mother discovers her plans for a demonstration outside the Argenta Oil head office, the two collide in ways Liza least suspected.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Oct 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781554693542

Sara Cassidy

Sara Cassidy is a writer and editor. Her 17 children’s books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Governor General's Literary Award (Nevers), the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (Nevers, Genius Jolene), the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize (Skylark, Nevers), the Silver Birch Express Award (A Boy Named Queen, Genius Jolene), the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award and five titles for the Chocolate Lily Award. Sara also writes nonfiction and poetry for adults and works in communications for the BC Ministry of Health. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Reviews for Slick

[jeneennammar · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

5th to 8th grade. Sara Cassidy writes a fast paced, inspirational tale of teenage eco activism in hi-lo book Slick. Liza is a teenager upset over her parent's divorce and her mother's new boyfriend. She researches the oil company that the boyfriend works for, and finds out how it is avoiding making reparations to Guatemalan farmers. She channels her feelings into organizing an activist group called GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources Really!). She plans out a demonstration on that oil company, but finally discovers that the new boyfriend is made of better stuff than she had suspected. In addition to the creative plot, Slick is appealing for its humor and irresistible spirit. Easy and fun to read, Slick will be a hit with young patrons. This book is highly recommended to public and middle school libraries.