Jacqueline Guest

Fire Fight Jacqueline Guest

Marc Notes: After her grandmother dies, Kai Hunter, a sixteen-year-old girl, part Navajo and part Stoney Nakoda, avoids foster care by running away to Banff, Alberta. She changes her identity and thinks she's safe from the authorities, but the actions of her pyromaniac boyfriend force her to make a choice that could blow her cover. Publisher Marketing: After her "ikusin" (grandmother) dies, Kai Hunter, a part Navajo, part Stoney Nakoda sixteen-year-old, runs away to Banff, Alberta, to avoid being placed in a foster home. Kai lies her way into a new identity, a job and a safe place to live. She makes new friends and volunteers with a rapid-attack crew for the forestry service. She even meets a great guy named Rory, who's into motorcycles, just like her--and who seems to be into her too. But Kai is scared of being found out, and she isn't sure that she can trust all of her new friends...or that she likes the person she's pretending to be. Meanwhile, she's got to pay rent, figure out whether Rory is boyfriend material and assist the rap-attack crew as it faces a string of suspicious forest fires. In the thrilling conclusion to this romantic adventure, Kai's choices become matters of life and death. Contributor Bio:  Guest, Jacqueline Jacqueline Guest has written over a dozen books for young readers, specializing in sports themes and historical fiction. Many of her main characters come from different ethnic backgrounds, including First Nations, Inuit and Metis. Her books have been finalists for the Willa award and the High Plains Book Awards. For more information, visit www.jacquelineguest.com.