![]() ![]() tempered by a touch of magic and a resilient, likable protagonist. ![]() Kim Ventrella knows when to be playful and when to break your heart.' - Cassie Beasley, New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus 'Ventrellas comforting storytelling reveals a magical world where a skeleton can grow and where a familys love for each other can provide healing. "Ventrella's comforting storytelling reveals a magical world where a skeleton can grow and where a family's love for each other can provide healing." - School Library Journal ' Skeleton Tree is a powerful and tender story. ![]() Kim Ventrella knows when to be playful and when to break your heart." -Cassie Beasley, New York Times –bestselling author of Circus Mirandus " Skeleton Tree is a powerful and tender story. However, Miren is desperate not to lose her friend, forcing Stanly to question everything he's ever believed about life, love, and the mysterious forces that connect us. When Miren starts to grow sick, Stanly suspects that the skeleton is responsible and does everything in his power to drive the creature away. Mischievous Miren adopts the skeleton as a friend, and soon, the two become inseparable playmates. There's just one person who doesn't find any of this weird-Stanly's little sister. Even stranger, it seems to be growing into a full skeleton. With such a unique find, he's sure to win the grand prize.īut oddly, the bone doesn't appear in any photos. Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that's okay, because now he'll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer's Competition. A boy grows a skeleton playmate in his backyard in this debut novel about life, hope, death, and friendship. ![]()
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