Fire in the Wind

by Betty Levin

In 1947 in Maine, a raging fire that threatens their farm and the nearby town makes the members of Meg's extended family see their strained relationships in a new light

137 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Betty Levin lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts, as a sheep farmer, border collie trainer, and children's novelist whose many books include The Keeping Room, The Ice Bear, The Trouble With Gramary (winner of the Judy Lopez Memorial Foundation Award), Fire in the Wind, Island Bound, Shadow-Catcher, Away to Me, Moss and its sequels, and Shoddy Cove.

She has taught at Pine Manor Open College, Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Radcliffe Seminars. She is a former fellow of the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College.

Betty was a founding member of the Board of Children's Literature New England, and in 2000 received the Hope S. Dean Memorial Award from the Foundation for Children's Books.

Reviews

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young girl and her mentally handicapped brother struggle to survive a forest fire in 1947 Maine.