Dr. Duke makes his point. This community is in for a fight! Henry Abers remarks, Half of my friends are for the proposed development and half of my friends are against it. Ill have you know that I agree with my friends! Please Pass the Salt is a current mainstream novel. Issues that are an everyday concern of many communities are explored. How would a similar development impact you and your community? Nature and the environment are at risk. Urban planning and economic development are tested. Urbanization attempts to nibble away at good farmland and nature. People team up to fight for or against the development of the Owens farm and the Woods. Nature makes it presence known. Old friends disagree. Romance emerges. A father and son reconcile. Trouble appears. A hero is recognized. A new direction is discovered. Finally, there is a sense of community