Downstream

Claudia and the Science Club #1

by Kathryn Foster

Claudia’s a high school freshman (and a happy science nerd) who trusts facts more than feelings.
Feelings and facts are messing up her science project and her relationship with her friend’s brother.
Claudia and the Science Club discover a local water quality problem that could save a young woman convicted of killing her step-dad.
Science really is a matter of life and death in this exciting YA novel.

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2018

Reviews

[Joshua Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kathryn Foster hits us with a thought-provoking young adult thriller in Downstream! Claudia’s life takes a swift detour from the typical teenage worries when her science experiment uncovers a secret that dangerous people would prefer to keep buried. I love a good conspiracy thriller, but Downstream is so unique as it couples the classic genre with all the best parts of YA drama! It was tense, but also emotional and deep (not a water pun here). I also found Foster’s depth of knowledge (again not a pun) about the watershed to be fascinating, especially in how she writes this thriller to be able to be used in school lessons without getting in the way of the story. If you love thrillers, YA, or even water clean up projects, which this book supports, then come let Downstream wash over you (okay, this one’s a water pun)!