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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Grieving and guilty over a friend's death, Penny is not surprised when her mother sends her to live with her father and stepmother, April, but when April takes her to help restore an old house in a dense forest, weird occurences connected to missing children threaten Penny's safety and fragile mental health.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Every seven years, the people of Three Graces send a sacrifice to the woods. The death of their 'best boy' ensures seven years free from disease, blight, and pain. But this year, the Slaughter Moon has risen early, and three, not one, will run into the forest as a sacrifice"--
5) Treasure
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this gorgeously illustrated picture book, a brother and sister explore their surroundings, looking for treasure."--
"When two siblings go on a treasure hunt, they aren't sure exactly what kind of treasure they are looking for. What they do know is that treasures are shiny, mysterious and precious--and that all the best treasures are hard to find! As they explore the forest together, the pair learns that the most special treasures are not always...
Author
Series
Land of Elyon volume 1
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.
10) Beast of stone
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of Obsidia directly threatening Raffa's friends and family.
11) Una casa que fue
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Annotation: The dynamic duo of Ezra Jack Keats Award?winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award?winning illustrator Lane Smith team up to tell a delightful story about a boy and a girl who explore an abandoned house and imagine who might have lived there in A House That Once Was.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Raymond and his pup Rosie are abandoned by his family, he uses his wilderness skills to survive in the woods, but as winter comes, he realizes his wits are not enough, and that perhaps it is time he starts trusting others with his secret.
14) The finisher
Author
Series
Vega Jane volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within...
Author
Series
Forest friends volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
First-grader Mayu finds a mailbox in the forest near her grandparents' house and begins corresponding with a mysterious friend, but can they continue writing and receiving letters when Mayu returns to the city?
16) Red Riding Hood
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A thoroughly modern, thoroughly charming retelling of the old favorite. Witty and direct both Granny and child are swallowed, then rescued intact by the hunter who kills the wolf. A perfect union of words, story, and illustration.
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest is the story of environmentalist and activist Dr. Wangari Maathai, who became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. It's also a story about the importance of making your voice heard, and using that voice to protect the natural world. This historical fiction chapter book includes additional text on Dr. Wangari Maathai's lasting legacy, as well as educational activities designed to encourage caring...
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