Speak to the Earth

by William Bell

Book Overview

Fifteen-year-old Bryan Troupe is at first indifferent to the bitter dispute between loggers and tree-huggers' that splits the community of Nootka Harbour on Vancouver Island. But when a similar rift divides his own family and affects his relationship with his girlfriend, Bryan is drawn into the centre of the environmental conflict.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385254873
• ISBN13: 9780385254878
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 420.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Nature or ecomony: Which would YOU choose?

The characters in this book live near one of the few old growth forests left in Canada, on Vancouver Island. The adults, just like the teens, are split on the issue of whether to cut the trees or not: doing so would bring tremendous profit to the loggers and the mill, but it would also destroy the magnificent trees and habitats. What do you think? Should we provide jobs and income to people who might otherwise not have it? Or should we take care of the environment, preserving it for our children? I really enjoyed this book. It forces the reader to take a look about how he or she looks at life, and in particular the issue of the environment.

An interesting novel for teenagers.

This exciting book involves conflict and learning to grow up. I reccomend it to anyone who wants a good read.