Sila's Revenge

by Jamie Bastedo

Eighteen-year old Ashley Anowiak is an eco-warrior who is prepared to go to any lengths to bring the world's attention to the plight of Planet Earth. She's already burned down the office for the local oil company. Now she's ready to move out of our her own Arctic community and into the international spotlight. After performing at Carnegie Hall, she and her band, The Dream Drummers, are pirated off to Australia by the powerful James Masters. Now, in front of an audience of half a million, Ashely must put on the performance of a lifetime to save the world.

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

As a professional ecologist, outdoor educator, nature tour guide, radio broadcaster, video script writer, actor and children’s entertainer, Jamie Bastedo has been involved in many projects that bridge the realms of science, art and culture. His ability to weave these realms together in creative, street-friendly formats was recognized recently when he received the national Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion (one of only five given each year) and the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Medal.

As for Jamie's knowledge of bears, he has published numerous popular articles, book chapters and one major novel about bears and has first-hand experience working with bear biologists in various arctic habitats. The inspiration for this project arose while doing research and creative writing for a Canadian Museum of Nature exhibit on Arctic climate change aimed at adolescent and teenage audiences.

Reviews

[Julia Tatsch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth the read because it's such an unusual book! It was a little all over the place for me, but again, interesting read.

[Cara McDavid · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wasn't what I expected. I was hoping for a fairy-tale and got folklore. It was set in a northern arctic town and his main character had a true passion that engulfed me with every flick of the page

[Amy Mathers · Rating 2 out of 5]

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