Middle Grade Fiction
Date Published: August 2020
Pearl and her brother, Frances, go on summer vacation each year with their
adventurous grandparents. This year, they’re going to Alaska. The only
glitch, if that is what it can be called, is that CJ is going too. He is the
foster kid their grandparents are taking care of until his father gets
well.
After hiking along the historic Chilkoot Trail, Pearl, Frances, and CJ have
no choice but to rely on each other when they are taken astray by a gruegle,
a keeper of the forest. They work to help all the gruegles save the trees
from sickness and escape from the tyrannical Grand Gruegle. In the process,
they experience the magnificence of the forest. They discover that trees
look after each other through an amazing symbiotic relationship which
mirrors relationships in their own families.
At the end of the book is a list of questions that relate to science,
social studies, vocabulary, and reading/comprehension. Educators can use
this resource to ascertain the reader’s understanding of various
subject matter.
About the Author
Suse Wilcox lives in Michigan with her husband and two sons. She has and
MBA from the University of Michigan and worked in the field of finance
before pursuing her passion to write. She hopes to motivate children and
young adults to read books that are both fun and entertaining but also have
thought-provoking messages regarding life, personal choices, and
faith.
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