“Island Sting is a fast-paced, environmental thriller that teens will tear into. Once you start reading, you’ll find yourself flipping pages as fast as you can, eager to find out what happens next. Great action, great characters, and a message that will resonate with readers of all ages.”

~ ~Frances O’Roark Dowell, Edgar-award-winning author of Dovey Coe, Chicken Boy,

The Secret Language of Girls, and Shooting the Moon

“Impetuous Kenzie, dashing Angelo, and a fascinating cast of four-legged characters make green go down easy in this fast-paced eco-mystery.”

          ~ ~Louise Hawes, award-winning author of Black Pearls, Waiting for Christopher, and Rosey in the Present Tense

 
Island Sting has the perfect blend of adventure, light romance, environmental issues, and personal issues that many teens face.  Throw in an impetuous, caring, and determined main character, and readers can’t help but connect with Kenzie Ryan and her fight to save the endangered Key Deer.  Bonnie J. Doerr has written a timely book that not only encourages, but also shows today’s teens how they can make a difference.

~ ~ Edith Hemingway, author of The Road to Tater Hill, winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award

Kenzie didn’t expect her first summer in the Florida Keys to be murder. Cute guys, awesome boats, endangered species, gun-toting thugs... In Angelo's up and down world, Kenzie needed a life jacket and Dramamine.

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Note* Island Sting is best enjoyed by young teens and tweens.

Kenzie Ryan's New York know-how and private girls' academy education prove useless  in the middle of an island  wildlife refuge.

Upon arrival in the exotic Florida Keys, she is thrown into the midst of a mystery involving the endangered Florida Key deer. How can she navigate this upside down world? A world deftly maneuvered by Angelo--island native and nerve-wracking hunk. The two team up to accomplish what perplexes law enforcement, but Angelo exposes Kenzie's insecurities, including her inexperience with nature and the opposite sex.

Danger and disagreement follow the pair wherever they go. Enamored with Angelo and his local savvy, Kenzie hopes to secure his loyal friendship. But how can she win Angelo's trust when what she must tell him will crush his ego?

Island Sting includes notes on the endangered Florida Key deer and the National Key Deer Refuge.

'Coming January, 2011: Stakeout.  Another eco-challenge for Keys Teens Care. 

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