The Secret Tree

Written by Natalie Standiford

A tree holds the neighborhood's secrets, revealing mysteries and hidden truths.

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245 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Minty stumbles upon a Secret Tree in the woods, its hollow trunk brimming with the neighborhood's hidden confessions. As she delves into these secrets, she uncovers mysteries like the Witch House, the Man Bat, and the Mean Boys. With her best friend Paz, Minty navigates a world where curses, betrayals, and loneliness are whispered among the leaves. Can she unravel the truth behind these secrets and the strange behavior of her sister, Thea? Each revelation brings her closer to understanding the mysteries that bind her community together. What secrets will the tree reveal next?

From the publisher

A sweet story of a tree that’s literally filled with secrets. What is your secret? Minty’s neighborhood is full of mysteries. There’s the Witch House, a spooky old farmhouse on the other side of woods from where Minty and her best friend, Paz, live. There’s the Man Bat, a seven-foot-tall half man, half bat who is rumored to fly through the woods. And there are the Mean Boys, David and Troy, who torment Minty for no reason, and her boy-crazy older sister, Thea, who acts weirder and weirder. One day Minty spots a flash in the woods, and when she chases after it, she discovers a new mystery–a Secret Tree, with a hollow trunk that holds the secrets of everyone in the neighborhood. Secrets like: I put a curse on my enemy. And it’s working. I’m betraying my best friend in a terrible way. No one loves me except my goldfish.

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