Book description
Reality and fantasy collide in this heartfelt and mysterious novel for fans of Counting by 7s and Bridge to Terabithia, about a girl who must save a magical make-believe world in order to save herself.
Things Finley Hart doesn't want to talk about:
-Her parents, who are having problems. (But…
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Finley’s divorcing parents send her to live with her grandparents and she struggles to fit in.
Her battle to find her place worried me as I dove into her story. Unlike Finley, I had a library of books where I could escape. Instead, she wrote about a fantasy world in a journal, to feel sane. When she discovers her fantasy world is real and right next door, this magical forest becomes her salvation, and things begin to make sense.
The trees were my friends as a child as well, and in both our cases, the magic of the forest helped…
From Carla's list on where kids who believe in nature make a difference.
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