![]() Also, a lot of Art’s actions are impulsive. She puts her own interests above those of her friends, abandoning their plans to focus on her own. She’s a passionate young girl with a temper. Art is a well-written main character, and Kenna does not hesitate to give her flaws. Along the way, she makes unlikely connections with the people who live in the Long Island Sound, including the ghosts of a few environmentalists.Īrtemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade is an endearing middle grade novel that packs an impactful punch with its theme. ![]() ![]() So, Art takes matters into her own hands to save the salt marsh. The worst part about the whole situation is that the only person who seems to care is Art - not her divorced parents, or the boys in her class, or even her best friend Warren. However, the trends are concerning her-the egrets, fiddler crabs, and fireflies are all disappearing. She speaks to the birds, she cleans up litter, and she takes note of every wildlife sighting in her trusted notebook. “There’s a war going on, and we need members who will speak up when they see people riding bikes in nature preserves or disturbing nests with BB guns or disrespecting plants and animals in other ways.”Īrtemis Sparke spends most of her time observing the wildlife at the nearby Long Island Sound salt marsh. ![]()
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