Children's Fiction Multigenerational
The Path Through the Trees
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2005
- Category
- Multigenerational, Horror & Ghost Stories, General
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 6
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894917216
- Publish Date
- May 2005
- List Price
- $8.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459716643
- Publish Date
- May 2005
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Caroline Stoppard, Norah’s great-aunt. When her mother is called away on business, Norah goes on her own to stay with the aunt, someone she has never even met. From the start, the woman makes it plain that she does not welcome Norahs company, nor that of Norah’s cousins, Andrew and Becca, who arrive two days later. The isolated Stoppard mansion is as dismal as the Ontario winter. But the cousins soon discover there are puzzles to solve. Great-aunt Caroline has many secrets. Among them is the identity of the boy Norah sees in the backyard. Who is he? And why is he watching the house?
About the author
Peggy Dymond Leavey was born in Toronto, the second in a family of five children. Her father was in the RCAF, and while Peggy was growing up in the 40s and 50s, the family was often on the move. Peggy began writing as a child and has since published poems, articles and plays for both adults and children. She has collaborated on three books of local history and has done freelance writing. Her book The Movie Years, published in 1989, details the years 1917-1934 when Trenton, Ontario was Canada’s filmmaking capital. Her first novel for children, Help Wanted: Wednesdays Only, published in 1994 by Napoleon, has been published in French as Un Petit Boulot du Mercredi. A Circle in Time was published in 1994, also by Napoleon. Her third book, Sky Lake Summer, published in 1999, was nominated for a Silver Birch Award and a Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award. It has also been chosen for the Accelerated Reading Program in the U.S. Peggy’s first teen novel, Finding My Own Way, was published by Napoleon in the fall of 2001. It was followed by another junior novel, The Deep End Gang, in 2003, which was an honour finalist for the Silver Birch Award. The Path Through the Trees (2005) was also a Silver Birch finalist. Her latest novel is Treasure at Turtle Lake (2007). The sequel, Trouble at Turtle Narrows, will be released in the fall of 2008. Today, Peggy lives near Trenton, Ontario. She and her husband have three grown children and eight grandchildren. She works part-time as a librarian, keeping her mornings free to write.
Librarian Reviews
The Path Through the Trees
Norah’s stay in the country with her great-aunt leads to many secrets. Who is the mysterious boy in the woods? And why is he watching the house? Another well-crafted novel by Dymond Leavey.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.
