Skywater Author:Melinda Worth Popham In this wonderfully written fable, the distasteful coyote is a creature of great strength and intelligence. When the well on the property of old Hallie and Albert Ryder becomes poisoned from mine tailings, the desert animals lose their watering place. As a result of this catastrophe, the coyote--whom Hallie calls Brand X--decides to seek Skywate... more »r, the mythical watering place of the moon-callers. This poetic story, told from the viewpoint of the animals, details the trek across the Sonoran Desert by the maverick band of coyotes. Readers are led on a quest "to heed an ancient yearning for the time when water had been bountiful and thirst unknown . . . " This seemingly harsh adventure is told in a moving, quiet manner, and Young Adults are sure to find it fascinating food for thought.« less