Description Fourteen-year-old Addie's town is built around a lead and zinc smelter. . The company has done an extensive cleanup of its operations, but everything in the town still seems sick; even the crows are having trouble flying. Addie decides to find out if the smelter is still poisoning local residents, and to do that, she needs help. . At first Addie is overlooked and treated as a child who wouldn't understand. She turns the adults' naivety to her advantage and confronts what most people in her town are too fearful to address. . This novel allows young readers to confront climate anxieties while finding inspiration in how Addie takes action that is believable and realistic.