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Topic: Oil Spills

Subtopics: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Oil Rig Blowout, Santa Barbara Oil Spill

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Bayou Magic

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“Saving the environment is harder than fractions. Harder than getting my sisters to be nice. Harder than dreaming nightmares. Or searching for mermaids.”

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Black Beach: A Community, An Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day

by John Stith, Shaunna Stith

“The more Sam learned, the more powerful she felt. There were so many ways to help!”

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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

by Stacy McAnulty

“You can call me Planet Awesome.”

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I Fuel: How Energy Powers Our Busy World

by Kelly Rice Schmitt

“We’re no longer tiny organisms or crude oil stuck in rocks. Now we’re mighty fuel— ready to power the world!

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Lagoon

by Nnedi Okorafor

“We do not seek your oil or your other resources…We are here to nurture your world…We come to bring you together and refuel your future…Your land is full of a fuel that is tearing you apart.” Lagoon begins with an alien-induced transformation of the waters surrounding Nigeria. This change alters its composition and the aquatic species living inside. The narrative follows the alien ambassador, Ayodele, and three humans: Adaora, a marine biologist; Anthony, a popular rapper; and Agu, a soldier. Together, these four characters navigate this new world where aliens live amongst humans. Their goal is to negotiate with both the Nigerian government and the alien “Elders” for peace between the new alien species inhabiting Nigeria’s waters. Lagoon introduces readers to issues of multispecies storytelling, oil pollution, vibrant matter, and interspecies kinship. The plot is complex and multilayered, whereas the ideological and environmental state of Nigeria is interrogated through the …

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Pelican in Peril

by Candice Lemon-Scott

“‘It’s strange there is so much water here,’ Ebony thought. ‘It hasn’t rained in weeks.’ She went closer and then she could see it wasn’t water at all. It was oil. A big murky pool of oily waste. And it had been dumped at the dunes.”

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Wind Riders: Shipwreck in Seal Bay

by Jen Marlin

“‘This must be why Wind Rider brought us here. We have to clean up the spill!”

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