Evette The River and Me, Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Evette The River and Me, Sharon Dennis Wyeth
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Evette: The River and Me

Author: Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Narrator: Keylor Leigh

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2022

Synopsis

Evette is a nature-lover full of crafty ideas for reusing and upcycling clothes. When she finds a vintage swimsuit in Gran E’s closet, she also uncovers a family secret that could explain why her mother’s family, which is Black, and her father’s, which is White, don’t spend time together. When Evette visits the river where her grandmother used to swim, she realizes how polluted it’s become. She rallies her new friends Makena and Maritza along with her whole family for a cleanup day. She’s determined to heal the river—and maybe even heal the division in her family. But will it work?

This audiobook includes an essay by the author on growing up biracial and ideas for helping the planet and fighting racism.

About The Author

Sharon Dennis Wyeth was born and raised in Washington, DC. She’s written lots of books, but her first publishing experience was at Anacostia High School, where she was editor in chief of the yearbook. She also started the Southeast Teen Lounge, where she and her classmates got together to listen to music, eat hot dogs, and talk about news of the day. She loves hiking and owns a red canoe. She lives in New Jersey, but will always love DC’s Anacostia River. Her many books include Something Beautiful, The World of Daughter McGuire, and Always My Dad, a Reading Rainbow book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela on May 19, 2024

This book is a really great read about helping the environment and friendship and families it’s great for grade school kids......more

Goodreads review by Panda on February 04, 2022

This is much stronger than the first book I read from the series. Even though it is also very short, the plot fits the book's length and all of the different story threads tie together in a satisfying way. I appreciate how well the author developed her characters in a short time span, and the storyl......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 14, 2021

The new “World By Us” series by American Girl has a variety of skin tones featured and the three main characters strive to do what they can to make their world a better place for all by promoting commUNITY and racial harmony. Sections of this series opener seemed heavy-handed with the racial profili......more

Goodreads review by Beth on February 11, 2022

This book deals with important topics of discrimination and pollution. I was surprised, though, because the book is shorter than the average American Girl of the Year book and it seemed to be written at a lower reading level. However, the girls are older than the average American Girl of the Year- 13......more

Goodreads review by Mgrones on September 30, 2021

Fun, engaging, believable story, with a few surprises.......more

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