Today's Read: The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford
What would you do if you discovered a note hidden in a tree in the woods? When 10-year-old Araminta (Minty) Mortimer unfolded the note she found, she read: "No one loves me except my goldfish." Because almost everyone she knew owned a fish, she put the paper in her treasure box to keep it safe.
The next day, my life was one sentence different than it had been the day before. I kept looking at people I was used to seeing every day, and I wondered whether they felt that nobody loved them except their goldfish. (p. 31)—The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford (Scholastic Press, 2012)
Quick Facts
- Setting: Woodlawn Road neighborhood, Catonsville, Maryland
- Circumstances: Minty discovers that someone is hiding notes in a tree in the woods, her friends seem to be maturing faster than she is, her older sister is rebelling, and there's a mystery to be solved
- Characters: Minty, her best friend, the new boy, Minty's family, various neighbors
- Themes: friendship, growing up, people's secrets, privacy, family
- Audience and genre: middle readers, contemporary fiction, a bit of a mystery
- Awards: Indie Kids Next pick for summer 2012; Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club selection; Scholastic Mother-Daughter Book Club selection
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18 comments:
this one sounds like its perfect for my friend's daughter ... thanks!
Thanks for sharing.
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This is both a really cute teaser and a sad one. Definitely interested in this book. Thanks for the teaser!
For young or not it sounds interesting so I will have to look it up
If this is a younger read, it sounds pretty deep. Great teaser.
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This book looks great. Never heard of it before. I need to check it out. Thanks for sharing
Here is my TT
I like the sound of this one. Thanks for sharing. Here's MY TUESDAY MEMES POST
I've love How to say Goodbye in Robot so I will definitely pick this one up!
I don't even have a goldfish.. {{sob}}
I think it would have been so sad to have found that note. I can't wait to hear your final verdict on this one.
Great teaser. I like your "Quick Facts" too -- a good way to tell a lot about the book without a long paragraph.
My teaser is from Hot Issues, Cool Choices.
Sounds a little sad.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/08/teaser-tuesday.html
I suspect I would love this book!
This sounds good to me. I hope she figured out who left that note and let them know they are loved.
I know that this story will turn out sweet. I just know it.
very interesting and heartbreaking at the same time!
MY TT:
http://maryellenbrady.com/2012/08/06/tuesday-teaser-the-brahms-deception-by-louise-marley/
I bet I'd love this one!
Interesting teaser... rather thought-provoking.
Here is my teaser this week.
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