SuitabookCoyote summer
Margo Solod
- Reading
- Read alongside the child if the coyote conflict feels vivid, pausing to discuss differing views of wildlife and friendship. Leave space afterwards to talk through the unresolved ending and Jessie’s choices.
- Themes
- Friendship under pressure: Jessie’s long-standing friendship with Amanda is strained after Susan arrives among the summer visitors. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- People and wild animals: Jessie secretly watches a coyote den and its pups while some islanders consider armed action to remove the animals. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The central tension includes rumours of coyotes, islanders discussing armed action, and a wish to remove the animals. The book’s treatment of any resulting harm, and the intensity of the ending, remain unclear.