In this âdelightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chroniclesâ (SLJ), experience life on the prairieâwith one fantastical twist!
Louisa Brodyâs life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. Sheâs living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now sheâs discovered one very cantankerousâand magicalâsecret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, itâs up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict.
Ten bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wileyâs vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairieâwith one magical twist.