A middle grade fantasy novel in which an orphan is pulled into a magical adventure. A green apple tree grows in the heart of Thirsby Square. Its leaves are a sad emerald and its apples a cheery peridot, and at its roots starts the story of Lottie Fiske. For as long as Lottie can remember, the only people who seem to care about her have been her best friend, Eliot, and the mysterious letter-writer who sends her birthday gifts. But now strange things and people are arriving on the island Lottie calls home, and Eliot's getting sicker, with a disease the doctors have given up trying to cure. Lottie is helpless, useless, powerless. Until a door opens in the apple tree. Follow Lottie down through the apple roots to another world – a world of magic both treacherous and beautiful – in pursuit of the impossible: a cure for the incurable, a use for the useless, and protection against the pain of loss.
By:
K. E. Ormsbee Imprint: Chronicle Books Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 206mm,
Width: 143mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g ISBN:9781452128818 ISBN 10: 1452128812 Pages: 456 Publication Date:01 December 2016 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
K.E. Ormsbee lives in Lexington, Kentucky. She grew up with a secret garden in her backyard and a spaceship in her basement. This is her second book in the Water and the Wild series.