Breathing Fire
Part of the Orca Soundings series
- Subject
- Social Themes - Runaways
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Size
- 11.4 cm × 18.0 cm
- ISBN
- 9781459805651
When Ally’s mom dies, Ally is left with no family, no friends and no future.
Put into foster care at the age of fifteen, she has less than $200 to her name and nothing left to lose. When Ally meets Tate, a busking fire breather, she starts to see a new life for herself as a street performer. Ally decides to run away from her foster home, but her problems follow her. Hiding her age, sleeping on the streets and avoiding fights with other buskers, Ally discovers that there’s more to life as a fire-breathing busker than not getting burned.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
About the author
Sarah Yi-Mei TsiangAuthor
Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang is a poet and author of multiple children's books, including the board book Toesy Toes and the YA novel Breathing Fire. Sarah’s work been published and translated internationally, as well as named to the OLA Best Bets for Children 2010, Best Books for Kids & Teens from 2011 to 2014, the Toronto Public Library’s First and Best Book List (2012) and the Top Ten List for the Amelia Bloomer Project. She teaches creative writing at Queen’s University and mentors graduate students at the University of Toronto and through the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive. Sarah lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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What reviewers said
"Tsiang’s protagonist crackles with personality, and readers will be rooting for Ally as she juggles, flips, and breathes fire to come into her own."
"The message of following your passion in times of difficulty was well captured and delivered."
"Tsiang's plot is fast and fun. These quick and easy readers are especially designed to promote literacy...Tsiang accomplishes her goal of making reading enjoyable with her original characters, her believable story and her interesting dialogue."
"The fast-paced plot...will appeal to reluctant teen readers with short attention spans. The author deals with such sensitive subject matter as addiction, death, sex, and poverty from a relatable, first-person perspective. Recommended."
