Story: David Cameron

Illustrations: Adrien Deggan

Appropriate for ages: 7-12

This is a touching story about an intergenerational relationship between a young girl and a very old woman who lives in a garbage dump. Mad Mabel teaches Anna many lessons through this story, including a sense of responsibility for others, kindness, love and friendship. She teaches Anna that people are not always what they appear to be on the outside. This story is sure to capture your students' hearts. It is the first in our series of short novels for adolescents in the series Stories inAction!