Raising Ripples
By S. J. Terra
Jessica is Missing
Ripples, who is almost eight, is determined to find her, but when he also goes...
Jessica is Missing
Ripples, who is almost eight, is determined to find her, but when he also goes missing, it’s up to his big sister Foxii and her friend Pterro to follow the clues he left behind. Even when Ripples’ parents give up, these two will keep looking, asking questions and even act as bait for the kidnappers. Will everyone make it home again? Will they have a home and family to go home to? Friends, strangers, and a prayer or two are needed to help these kids out.
Continuing in a world changed by science, Raising Ripples is the second story in the Change the World collection. It is a stand-alone novel aimed at middle grade to young teens. This novel deals with social issues including missing or sold children (human trafficking), homelessness, poverty, and loss of family. There is no on page violence, sexuality or death. Written to encourage people to pay attention to the world around them, I hope my readers will work toward making it a better place in the future.
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Publish Date
2026
Published Year
2026
Reading Age
7+
Grade Level
3-9
Country
Canada
Language
English
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A book every middle-school teacher should have in their libraries!
A book every middle-school teacher should have in their libraries! I read this book on KU, and as a person who went to college for...Read More
Dionna White
A book every middle-school teacher should have in their libraries!
A book every middle-school teacher should have in their libraries!
I read this book on KU, and as a person who went to college for childhood edu ages birth-6th grade, I think this book would be an amazing read for middle schoolers. It feels like franklin (turtle tv show) and Judy Moody collaborated to write a mystery book with relatable animal/mutant characters. And, just like Zootopia, this book broaches difficult topics, raising awareness about the hard world to young readers, without making it too gruesome. Yes (spoiler) there is even a character sold by her own father- but the book focuses more on how the characters support each other through these traumatic, horrific events- so there is a silver lining even in the dark moments of the book.
As for the plot: it is easy to follow and the mystery is at the perfect level for a young audience. Enough to keep them in suspense, but not so much that they get confused. It is written in 3rd person, and jumps between several POVS, but the character voices never bled together. It is had to pull off such a large cast, without character voices blending together.
Lastly, I can tell the author has a lot of experience with children. You can tell by the way she writes the young characters. They feel real, not like cartoon caricatures.