A story about recklessness and responsibility finds Meg fighting a wildfire that threatens her home, and she worries that her ""backward"" cousin, Orin, who has always been attracted to fire, may be responsible.
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Grade 4-8?A fire in Maine in October 1947 is the basis for this story and provides the action, while a girl's struggle to deal with the role she sees for herself is its psychological underpinning. Meg's grandmother tells her she is like "fire in the wind," meaning that she only makes matters worse when she takes action. Meg is the self-appointed protector of her younger brother and her older, but "backward," cousin Orin. All of the community is on alert as a drought continues and fires break out. When flames arrive sending the family racing for cover, Meg turns to Orin for safety and leadership in a reversal of roles. Levin is a pro at unfolding the world from the point of view of her main character. Fans of Peg Kehret's Nightmare Mountain (Cobblehill, 1989) or Ivy Ruckman's Night of the Twisters (HarperCollins, 1984) might be disappointed that the focus is not the nonstop action caused by the fire but the people. Other readers will find satisfaction in Meg's growing ability to function effectively within her family. The incendiary nature of her meddling early on is like the sparks that fly in the prologue, mild hints that deeper trouble is ahead. While neither as grippingly suspenseful as Levin's Brother Moose (1990) nor as intriguing as her mellow, quiet Starshine and Sunglow (1994, both Greenwillow), Fire in the Wind is an appealing combination of history and adventure. It just doesn't quite live up to the promise of the first few paragraphs.?Carol A. Edwards, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A sensitive and beautifully told adventure." -- -- Kirkus Reviews
"The balance of a tense plot with strong characterization makes this a powerful read." -- -- The Horn Book --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"The balance of a tense plot with strong characterization makes this a powerful read." -- -- The Horn Book --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This book is about Meg and her backwards cousin Orin. Meg always gets in fights when she tries to stick up for Orin and her brother Paul. When a fire burns most of Prescott Falls, Maine (Meg's home town) Orin saves Meg and her brother. Meg and her brother are the only ones who know that Orin set a backfire. When Meg finds out the backfire was probably the thing that saved their barn she realizes that she was wrong when she blamed Orin for setting the fire.I read this book for a book response project and I think you should read it too.
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