Binding: Paperback
Description: In this compelling middle - grade graphic novel The Leak Ruth a young journalist is determined to uncover a secret that threatens her town. Ruth Keller is brash and precocious; she argues with her dentist her parents and her teachers. So when she discovers a strange black slime in the man - made lake of her suburban neighborhood she decides to investigate. Fortified by the encouragement of those around her Ruth seeks the truth at all costs even if it means taking on the rich local country club owner who she believes is responsible for the pollution. Between the teasing of former friends and a sudden viral spotlight Ruth discovers how difficult it is for a journalist to take a stand for what's right in the face of critique and controversy. From writer Kate Reed Petty and illustrator Andrea Bell comes a story about corruption pollution and freedom of the press and the young journalist at the center of it all.
Title: The Leak
Author(s): Petty Kate Reed, Andrea Bell
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Barcode: 9781250217967
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 3/16/2021
Category: Social Issues: Environment & Green Issues (Children's / Teenage)