Black Water Rising (Paperback)

Robert Rayner

ISBN 10: 177108443X / ISBN 13: 9781771084437

Published by Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Halifax, 2016

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Paperback. When heavy November rains threaten to flood the small town of Black River, New Brunswick, the community calls on the hydroelectric company to open the gates of its dam and drop the water level. But local management has been overruled by their parent company and ordered to keep it closed. It's got some people hinting it's time they took things into their own hands.Seventeen-year-old Stanton Frame is caught in between: his father is manager at the dam, but his girlfriend, Jessica, has joined an environmental group that's taken an interest in the matter. With just hours until the town floods, things come to a violent clash between police and protesters. The next morning the dam has been sabotaged, Jessica is missing, and Stanton has more questions than answers.Suspenseful and authentic, with a fine ear for the nuances of local politics and teenage sensibilities, celebrated YA author Robert Rayner's new novel combines activism, love, and mystery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Black Water Rising (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Halifax
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 177108443X
• ISBN 13: 9781771084437
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

When heavy November rains threaten to flood the small town of Black River, New Brunswick, the community calls on the hydroelectric company to open the gates of its dam and drop the water level. But local management has been overruled by their parent company and ordered to keep it closed. It's got some people hinting it's time they took things into their own hands.

Seventeen-year-old Stanton Frame is caught in between: his father is manager at the dam, but his girlfriend, Jessica, has joined an environmental group that's taken an interest in the matter. With just hours until the town floods, things come to a violent clash between police and protesters. The next morning the dam has been sabotaged, Jessica is missing, and Stanton has more questions than answers.

Suspenseful and authentic, with a fine ear for the nuances of local politics and teenage sensibilities, celebrated YA author Robert Rayner's new novel combines activism, love, and mystery.

About the Author

Robert Rayner is the author of three adult novels, nine young adult novels, and five teen novels. His books have been shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Children's Literature Award and (four times) for the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award. Six have been included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre annual "Best Books" list, and one on the US Young Adult Library Services Association "Best Books to Get Teens Reading" list. He lives in St. George, New Brunswick.