Trouble on Tarragon Island

The main character is Heather Blake, a budding writer, who has moved there from Toronto with her family and has difficulty adjusting to life in a small community.

[1] Heather's grandmother is the source of much controversy when she gets involved with a group of protesters called the Ladies of the Forest who oppose the logging of local old-growth trees.

The conflict intensifies when arrests are made among the protesters and the situation escalates.

[1] In 2007, the book gained some notoriety due to a librarian withdrawing it from the shelves of a school in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.

[2] The librarian was offended in particular by the bullying scene, when Heather's grandmother poses for a nude calendar and is described by several boys as having generous "bazoongas."