What is this YA book (or books?) I read in the 90s?
October 14, 2015 7:00 PM Subscribe
When I was in grade six (around 1995) we had a teacher that read us a couple of YA books that I think were by the same author. One was about firefighters trying to battle a forest fire. The other one was about being lost in a desert or a sandstorm or something?
I can't remember anything about the firefighting book except that they were, you know, fighting a fire. The only detail I can recall from the latter book is something about a mom putting lipstick on her kids' faces to try to keep them cool when they were stuck in a desert. I know this is all hopelessly vague, but I thought someone out there might remember that odd detail, and I really want to reread these books! I'm pretty sure the author was a male, and though I'm not 100% positive, I think both books were written by the same author. I've been trying to figure this out for like 10 years! Any suggestions at all appreciated!
I can't remember anything about the firefighting book except that they were, you know, fighting a fire. The only detail I can recall from the latter book is something about a mom putting lipstick on her kids' faces to try to keep them cool when they were stuck in a desert. I know this is all hopelessly vague, but I thought someone out there might remember that odd detail, and I really want to reread these books! I'm pretty sure the author was a male, and though I'm not 100% positive, I think both books were written by the same author. I've been trying to figure this out for like 10 years! Any suggestions at all appreciated!
Response by poster: holy crap! yes!!! Thank you so much!
posted by nilbog at 7:16 PM on October 14, 2015
posted by nilbog at 7:16 PM on October 14, 2015
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posted by thetortoise at 7:11 PM on October 14, 2015