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After hearing that people are planning to kill a mountain lion in the wilds near her neighborhood, twelve-year-old Izzie decides that it is her duty to protect the animal.
Thirteen-year-old Izzie Ramirez decides to spend the summer making money instead of hanging out at the mall or the pool with her cousins. She starts her own lawn care business that takes her into a wealthy neighborhood in Oakland Hills. There she meets Charles and Sam and learns about a cougar spotted in Redwood Park. The neighbors are afraid and want to kill the animal. Izzie also is frightened, but she feels that the cougar has the right to be left alone. She believes that her destiny is tied up with the cat and that she needs to protect it. In coping with her business and trying to save the cougar, Izzie matures and comes to understand herself better. This well-written novel will appeal to a wide range of students who will enjoy the elements of adventure and mystery in trying to discover if the cougar really is in the park and how to save it. It shows a young girl in a positive light, starting her own successful business and standing up for her rights and those of wild animals. It portrays a close-knit, Mexican American family with members that support and accept each other. The touching ending shows hope for Izzie's future and that of the cougar family. The characters have depth and grow within the story, and Izzie's situation is one with which most young people can identify. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2001, Holiday House, 130p, Dubois
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