Environmental responsibility and family loyalty
Maya meets activists campaigning against chemical-waste dumping while her grandmother’s cosmetics business becomes the target of their campaign.
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Sophie McKenzie - Author
This is a teen environmental thriller about a girl caught between family loyalty, new friendships and a campaign against chemical-waste dumping. Its main appeal is the moral pressure placed on Maya as secrets accumulate.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a teen environmental thriller about a girl caught between family loyalty, new friendships and a campaign against chemical-waste dumping. Its main appeal is the moral pressure placed on Maya as secrets accumulate.
Maya meets activists campaigning against chemical-waste dumping while her grandmother’s cosmetics business becomes the target of their campaign.
Maya is drawn into a protest mission and must uncover who has lied about environmentally friendly products while risking betrayal of her family.
Maya becomes close to Bear and is dared into joining an activist protest mission, while trying to fit into new social and family settings.
The story includes danger, a protest mission, chemical-waste dumping, lies within family and friendship relationships, and a devastating accident is mentioned in one account.
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