From the acclaimed author of Manatee Summer comes a poignant story about a girl who learns to lay down roots as sheâs drawn into a fight over a local grove of trees thatâs in danger of being torn down. Perfect for fans of Hoot and Operation Redwood.
Holly Foster knows that nothing lastsânot hometowns or schools, or even family. Itâs just safer to keep herself uninvolved. So when sheâs sent to spend part of the summer with her uncle, she knows better than to get attached to himâŠor any part of his small Vermont town of Arden.
But when she arrives, sheâs drawn into the drama thatâs split the town: The local plastic factory is trying to tear down the trees in the center of Arden to build a visitorâs center and museum. Holly shocks herself by stepping into the fray and taking on one of the most powerful families in the area. But as she learns more about the townâand makes a new friend or twoâHolly is determined to protect the one place she thinks she could finally belong. But will she be able to convince the other townspeople that the trees deserve to stay?