Hippie ChickAges: 11–14 Grades: 6–9 Pages: 204 List Price: 16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 10/1/2008 ISBN: 1-59078-598-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-598-0 |
15-year-old Lolly (short for Lollipop) Emmerson is a free-spirit, what others call "the hippie child of a hippie woman." Her favorite thing to do is sail her Boston Whaler in the Florida Keys. One night she runs into an underwater obstacle and the boat flounders. After Lolly is knocked out and separated from the boat, she realizes that she's done for and accepts her own fate. That's when the manatees arrives. Hippie Chick is the story of a girl who forges a bond with these amazing creatures that defies the facile explanations others try to impose. It is a story of survival and enlightenment. Awards
Reviews
"Monninger’s novel is a riveting, can’t-put-it-down survival tale. ... Lolly reveals early on that she makes it to safety... But knowing that Lolly will eventually be rescued allows readers to live with her, moment by moment, and focus more intently on the concepts she ponders: fate, existence, enlightenment, what it means to be human, and what our relationship is with our animal 'kin.'" "Spare and beautiful." |
"With an underlying message about the human damage to the ecosystem (the author includes a note about manatees), this is a startling vivid depiction of its setting and an evocative tribute to a kind of survival that’s more than just knot-tying skills."