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This Girl Climbs Trees
Ellen Plotkin Mulholland, author
Children/Young Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Publish)
What is a new teen to do when her father chops down her first best friend, a motherly maple that has guarded her window since birth? Eliza Mills frets over her beloved tree where she climbed to the very top, sat and thought and wondered. Who is left to listen to her teen worries? Who can help her cope? What's up there, out there? If there is a god, why has he - or she - taken away what and who she loves? Perhaps some help lies inside a mysterious box left behind by her dying grandfather. Convinced he is trying to send her one final message, she believes this box remains her last hope. What secrets will its contents reveal?
Reviews
Amazon
This book by Ellen Plotkin Mulholland is charming. I originally intended to have my daughter read it, as it is a coming of age novel written from the point of a view of a 13 year old, but in reading in, I found memories of being 13 years of age in the 1970's come flooding back to me. There were so many questions in my mind at that time - what kind of person will I be? What matters to me? What about the great mysteries of death - and love? Mulholland brings characters to life you wish were part of your early teen coterie of friends. A delightful read, with depth.
Amazon
What a wonderful story. Ellen's voice is captivating!
Amazon
I highly recommend this book to anyone. I got it for my daughter but kept it for myself. It's a must have.
