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Wildly inventive. Like this novel, Lucy is brave, smart, and destined for greatness.”Holly Goldberg Sloan,New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
Lucy Darrington has to run away from boarding school. Her father has been away too long doing research in Saarthe, a remote territory populated by towering redwoods, timber barons, and the Lupine people. Upon arriving there, she learns her father is missing. Rumor has it he’s gone in search of dreamwood, a rare tree species with magical properties that could hold the cure for the blight that’s ravaging the forest. Determined to find her father, Lucy and her friend Pete follow his trail to the deadly woods on Devil’s Thumb.
"A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart.”Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Gorgeous and lush, a fantastic setting for a fantastic tale.” Booklist
Lucy Darrington has to run away from boarding school. Her father has been away too long doing research in Saarthe, a remote territory populated by towering redwoods, timber barons, and the Lupine people. Upon arriving there, she learns her father is missing. Rumor has it he’s gone in search of dreamwood, a rare tree species with magical properties that could hold the cure for the blight that’s ravaging the forest. Determined to find her father, Lucy and her friend Pete follow his trail to the deadly woods on Devil’s Thumb.
"A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart.”Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Gorgeous and lush, a fantastic setting for a fantastic tale.” Booklist
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"Wildly inventive. Like this novel, Lucy is brave, smart, and destined for greatness."--Holly Goldberg Sloan, " New York Times "bestselling author of "Counting By 7s"
* "An original fantasy for middle-grade readers plaits together science, the supernatural and deep ecology . . . The carefully plotted twists and turns will keep readers absorbed to the end. A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart."--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
"Mackey's descriptions of the creatures and hazards of the dreamwood are gorgeous and lush, a fantastic setting for a fantastic tale." --"Booklist"
"Vivid descriptions (such as a tree that digests blood and sea serpents that can be harnessed to speed a boat ride) capture the imagination at every turn...a breathless page turner." --"School Library Journal"
"Wildly inventive. Like this novel, Lucy is brave, smart, and destined for greatness."--Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting By 7s "An original fantasy for middle-grade readers plaits together science, the supernatural and deep ecology . . . The carefully plotted twists and turns will keep readers absorbed to the end. A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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"Wildly inventive. Like this novel, Lucy is brave, smart, and destined for greatness."--Holly Goldberg Sloan, " New York Times "bestselling author of "Counting By 7s"
* "An original fantasy for middle-grade readers plaits together science, the supernatural and deep ecology . . . The carefully plotted twists and turns will keep readers absorbed to the end. A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart."--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
"Mackey's descriptions of the creatures and hazards of the dreamwood are gorgeous and lush, a fantastic setting for a fantastic tale." --"Booklist"
"Vivid descriptions (such as a tree that digests blood and sea serpents that can be harnessed to speed a boat ride) capture the imagination at every turn...a breathless page turner." --"School Library Journal"
"Wildly inventive. Like this novel, Lucy is brave, smart, and destined for greatness."--Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting By 7s "An original fantasy for middle-grade readers plaits together science, the supernatural and deep ecology . . . The carefully plotted twists and turns will keep readers absorbed to the end. A stunning debut with equal parts originality and heart."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
After an early job counting dead bugs in an entomology lab, Heather Mackey realized she was better at making up stories about imaginary science than practicing the real thing. She lives in Northern Californiawith her husband and two kidswhere she’s still perfecting the ultimate dance party playlist.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0147515513
- ISBN 13 9780147515513
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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