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Environment Award for Children's Literature Winner
This award-winning title from Australia will resonate with young activists everywhere and is a really enjoyable read to boot!
Casey, Zeke and Cookie are Green Peas- their own secret activist organisation designed to grab attention for important environmental issues- usually by means of ‘pranks’ or practical jokes, which cause great hilarity to their school mates but certainly get attention. Casey is the pranks mastermind having been trained in pranking from an early age by her delightfully mischievous Grandpa , the mainstay of the family since the death of Casey’s mother Trixie. Trixie passed on her passion for the environment to Casey and also left her a box of cards with Trixie Wu’s Thoughts on …which pop up throughout the book. The Green Peas have to get more serious when the trio discover what the greedy town Mayor is up to, and they must use all their considerable ingenuity to reveal her schemes to an apathetic community and get the plans overturned.
These are delightful, diverse and well-rounded characters and the family and friends’ relationships feel authentic and believable. Grandpa’s hearing problems are based upon the author’s own family and some of Grandpa’s anecdotes are true! Casey’s obsession with collecting and using interesting words adds a lovely vocabulary boosting learning opportunity to this fantastic heart-warming, fast paced and funny story, which has a serious message of empowerment for young readers.
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Secrets of an Undercover Activist Synopsis
The outrageous story of three best friends, one greedy mayor and a whole lot of pranking Casey Wu tries to stay out of the spotlight, which is why no one would suspect her of being the mastermind behind a string of attention-grabbing stunts. Together with best friends Zeke and Cookie, she is part of Green Peas - a secret activist organisation designed to make adults sit up and pay attention to important environmental issues. But when the three young activists get wind of a major cover up in their town, things really start to get serious.
It's time for Green Peas to stage their biggest prank yet. But will they be able to pull it off?
About This Edition
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9780861540679 |
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9th August 2022 |
| Author: |
Nat Amoore |
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Oneworld Publications |
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Paperback |
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342 pages |
| Series: |
The Watterson Series |
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Nat Amoore Press Reviews
'This is a brilliant book! Secrets of an Undercover Activist is engaging, entertaining, vocabulary-enhancing and empowering.' -- Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.
'A charming and funny book, but also an important one. Casey's voice is wonderfully engaging, and it's a delight to follow her adventures as an undercover environmental activist. Crucially, the message never drowns out the fun. Loved it.' -- Anthony McGowan, author of Lark
'A wildly funny caper and an eye-opening story about finding your voice and standing up for our planet!' -- Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Dosh
'A big-hearted activist adventure, narrated by fearless and funny Casey Wu, with a powerful, inspiring message - you can make a difference.' -- Jo Simmons, author of I Swapped My Brother on the Internet
'A laugh-out-loud, prank-packed, heartwarming book about standing up for what is right and making yourself heard. I couldn't wait to see what brilliant, hilarious pranks Casey and her small band of undercover eco-activists will come up with next. Nat Amoore manages to strike the perfect balance between unforgettable characters, witty narrative, a fast-paced, action-packed plot and a really meaningful story about living life boldly. I absolutely loved this book.' -- Jaco Jacobs, author of A Good Day for Climbing Trees
'This is a great story about having a go, being determined to make a difference, persistence, family relationships, friendships, acceptance, grief and of course pranking!' -- Lamont Books
'A heart-warming and humorous story of friendship, family, community and making a difference. Loved the thoughts of Trixie Wu and with themes of acceptance, grief and environmental activism (and pranks galore), this is a great read.' -- Kevin Cobane, teacher
'This is so brilliant... It's a really, really powerful message to young people that their voice matters... I absolutely just loved it.' -- Children's Books Daily
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