Catalyst by Tracy Richardson

I’m not sure how to quantify this book.  It is, for sure, Young Adult.  It is a story of optimism in the face of pragmatism and greed.   It also is a mild diatribe on fracking.

The fracking part of this book will probably be upsetting to some people.   In areas were jobs were scarce, people looked at fracking as a life line.   There are a lot of open-ended questions as to the safety of the process.  That is something better pursued elsewhere.

The other worldly aspects of the books and the spiritual connections were tenuous.   I think in a book focused on an older audience there would have been a greater burden of proof.   The book could probably add a 100 pages or so and be better accepted by the adult reader. 

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.