The Garden of Eve
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2007

The Garden of Eve

Written by K. L. Going and K.L. Going

A cursed orchard, a mysterious seed, and a boy who claims to be dead. What secrets lie in Beaumont?

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In Beaumont, New York, Evie and her father face a cursed orchard that hasn't borne fruit in decades. Skeptical of fairy tales, Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a mysterious seed for her birthday. When the seed grows into a tree overnight, only Evie and the boy can see it and explore where it leads. As strange events unfold, Evie must confront the town's secrets and her own beliefs. Can she uncover the truth behind the curse and the boy's story?

From the publisher

Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven’t borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn’t believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore–if fairy tales were real, her mom would still be alive. But odd things happen in Beaumont. Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a mysterious seed as an eleventh-birthday gift. Once planted, the seed grows into a tree overnight, but only Evie and the dead boy can see it–or go where it leads.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
234
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
780L
Themes & topics
Books about ghostsBooks about magicBooks about death, grief, and bereavementBooks about deathBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~S
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
117253
Publication
Published
April 6, 2009
First published
October 1, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152066147

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