In the Forests of the Night
Published on 12. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-77086-785-7 (ISBN)
Description
"We must get to the forests of the night!" Lora cried out after a nightmare.
A year after her mysterious disappearance from Clearwood Home for Orphans, Lora's words still haunt her best friend, Ellis. Everyone knows about the Blight that killed every forest in the world, but can there really be one last secret grove of trees?
When Ellis, the orphanage's new charge Pip, and their school friend Jasper become drawn to the eerie Ghost Tree, the last fossilized relic of the Blight left on their schoolgrounds, their connection to nature makes them targets of a sinister enemy. Can Ellis and her friends escape capture and find the rumored evergreen sanctuary? Or are they doomed to meet the same fate as Lora?
A year after her mysterious disappearance from Clearwood Home for Orphans, Lora's words still haunt her best friend, Ellis. Everyone knows about the Blight that killed every forest in the world, but can there really be one last secret grove of trees?
When Ellis, the orphanage's new charge Pip, and their school friend Jasper become drawn to the eerie Ghost Tree, the last fossilized relic of the Blight left on their schoolgrounds, their connection to nature makes them targets of a sinister enemy. Can Ellis and her friends escape capture and find the rumored evergreen sanctuary? Or are they doomed to meet the same fate as Lora?
Reviews / Votes
"In the Forests of the Night takes a terrible and horrible concept and writes it beautifully through pace, character, and haunting imagery ... it captures the essence of friendship, the glory of finding your community, and the power of determination, listening, and silence. ... A highly recommended read." -- Sarah Butland * The Miramichi Reader *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Seventh Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77086-785-7 (9781770867857)
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Person
Alison Hughes is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for children and young adults. Her YA novel Hit the Ground Running was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards. Hughes' works have also won the R. Ross Annett Award and the Writers' Union of Canada Writing for Children Award, and have been nominated for numerous provincial children's choice awards. Hughes is a university writing advisor and gives workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, conferences, and festivals. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta.