Bayou Magic by

Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes, 239 pages

Maddy is spending the summer on the bayou with her grandmother.  She's a little scared because she's from New Orleans and has lived her whole life in the city and her four older sisters, who have all spent a summer on the bayou, have come back with stories about how awful it was.  But when Maddy gets there she sees how beautiful the bayou is and how much like her grandmother she is and she enjoys spending time there.  She also sees how magical it is.  Literally.  And she will need that magic to save the bayou from destruction when an accident happens and causes a major oil leak.  This is a really good realistic fantasy story for kids.