As soon as I saw the author of this one, I knew this was a must-read. Her Wolf Hollow was one of my all-time favorite books. I have read it aloud to many a class. In this story, her female protagonist is similar in age and strength of character. Ellie and her family are struggling living in Maine during the Great Depression. They move to the side of a mountain and build a new home. But shortly after finishing the home, the father is felled by a tree and is in a coma. Ellie is blamed. She needs her father to wake up and tell everyone the truth. Ellie is different from others in her family. She knows her father does not need lullabies to wake him up. Her attempts enrage her mother and sister and get her punished. But when she meets the hag at the top of the mountain, things begin to change. Ellie finds her talents and her strength, and maybe a friend along the way.
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