Raven Summer by David Almond is a Fiction book appropriate for 7-9th grade readers. Set in Britain against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, this book shows how war can impact the everyday lives of people even worlds away from such conflict. This book would be appropriate to use in an English, Science, or Social Studies class with the use of imagery, creative writing, war refugees, ravens, camping in the great outdoors and much more. The story is about a young boy named Liam and his friend Max who are led by a raven to find a baby girl left out in the woods with a note and some money. After the baby is sent to a foster home, Liam and his parents go visit her and Liam meets Crystal, a wild-child girl, and Oliver, a refugee from Liberia. Liam's mother falls in love with the baby and decides to adopt the baby and they name her Alison. One day Crystal and Oliver run away from their foster home and come to find Liam. After their successful search, the three of them set out for a camping adventure and Oliver reveals his true identity and the evil he is truly capable of doing. What is wrong with Oliver and what happened in his past that made him escape Liberia? Why was Alison left out in the woods as a baby? To find out, you will have to read Raven Summer. It will be hard to put this book down once you start to read...
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