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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Garden of Eveby K. L. Going
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When Eve's father buys an apple orchard that hasn't borne fruit for decades, Eve doesn't believe he can bring it back to life. But when she befriends a ghost, plants a magical seed, and discovers another world, Eve finds she must believe in her father if she wants him to believe her. This story offers a spooky setting, mysterious circumstances, and characters who have to carefully consider the consequences of trying to bridge life and death. A sometimes-chilling tale that leaves you toasty warm.
When Eve's father buys an apple orchard that hasn't borne fruit for decades, Eve doesn't believe he can bring it back to life. But when she befriends a ghost, plants a magical seed, and discovers another world, Eve finds she must believe in her father if she wants him to believe her. This story offers a spooky setting, mysterious circumstances, and characters who have to carefully consider the consequences of trying to bridge life and death. A sometimes-chilling tale that leaves you toasty warm. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven't borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn't believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore--if fairy tales were real, her mom would still be alive. But odd things happen in Beaumont. Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a mysterious seed as an eleventh-birthday gift. Once planted, the seed grows into a tree overnight, but only Evie and the dead boy can see it--or go where it leads. The Garden of Eve mixes spine-tingling chills with a deeply resonating story that beautifully explores grief, healing, and growth. Review:"Feeling bereft 10 months after her mother's death, 11-year-old Evie Adler is even sadder when her father uproots the two of them from Michigan and buys a dead apple orchard in Beaumont, N.Y. The town is colorless and cold and 'there didn't seem to be any life at all. Even the crows had stopped flying overhead.' Evie's only playmate is Alex, the ghost of a 10-year-old boy whose death the town still mourns and who frequents the cemetery next door to the orchard. Her dad, meanwhile, has no luck in the orchard, which people claim is cursed. The former owner, a stranger, has bequeathed Evie a small seed, which his sister says might have been from the Garden of Eden, and might have played a part in the disappearance of another sibling. Evie plants the seed and hopes it will transport her to a magical garden where her mother will be waiting. What works best in Going's (Fat Kid Rules the World) novel is the skillful depiction of Evie's grief for her mother and the wonderful life they shared. What complicates the story and makes it confusing is the odd combination of magic and religious symbols (for example, the ghost Alex turns out to be a twin brother named Adam; the seed instantaneously sprouts into a fruit-bearing tree). The emotional ending, with a surprising twist, ties the story together, but seems contrived. Ages 8-12." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Magical realist tale, both cozy and spooky, about a girl grieving her mother, a town with a curse, and a mysterious apple seed given to her by someone she's never met
About the AuthorK. L. GOING is the author of Fat Kid Rules the World, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; Saint Iggy; and The Liberation of Gabriel King. She lives and writes full-time in Glen Spey, New York. Table of ContentsContents Prelude ~ 1 1 • The Fork in the Road ~ 7 2 • The Pale Boy ~ 14 3 • The House by the Cemetery ~ 26 4 • Tomorrow ~ 33 5 • Alex ~ 39 6 • Ghosts ~ 45 7 • Mysteries ~ 49 8 • Maggie’s Story ~ 62 9 • Dreaming ~ 69 10 • Birthday Wishes ~ 76 11 • The Only Gift That Counts 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 9.0pt"~ 82 12 • The Search for a Stone ~ 87 13 • Truth and Lies ~ 93 14 • The Rest of the Story ~ 99 15 • One Giant Step ~ 108 16 • Signs ~ 113 17 • The Tree ~ 119 18 • Into the Magic ~ 123 19 • The House of Alex Cordez ~ 134 20 • Into Town ~ 142 21 • Mom ~ 154 22 • Night Searchers ~ 159 23 • Homecoming ~ 165 24 • Pieces of the Puzzle ~ 173 25 • To Tell the Truth ~ 182 26 • Hidden Treasure ~ 189 27 • Inside the Vault ~ 197 28 • Not That Kind of Tree ~ 204 29 • Back to the Garden ~ 210 30 • A Tiny Twig ~ 221 31 • A Final Gift ~ 226
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