Winter Sky

Winter Sky

Juvenile Fiction
Siria, young protagonist of Patricia Reilly Giff's Winter Sky,
is a very resourceful and brave girl. Her firefighter father has made
her a part of his station family. When she hears sirens at night she
eludes her babysitter, climbs down her fire escape, joining up with
chum Douglas, and bikes to the scene of the fire. She calls it fire
chasing. She has to make sure her dad--who is her entire family--and
his colleagues aren't hurt or worse.
One winter there seem to be a lot more fires, possibly the work
of a serial arsonist. With the safety of those she loves most at
stake, including her father, Siria takes it on herself to investigate
and bring the miscreant to justice.
These days a lot of children worry about a mother or father who
has a dangerous job. In addition to police and fire families, you
have the kids with parents on tours of duty thousands of miles away.
Winter Sky could not possibly be more timely.
On a personal note, the hubby works construction which isn't one of
the safer vocations. The kids and I have had our anxious moments,
especially when he's worked nights in blizzards.
A great big shout out goes out to all kids with family members
sometimes put in harm's way by the work they do.
Julia Emily Hathaway


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