The Sisters of Straygarden Place
Seven years ago, the Ballastian sisters’ parents left them in the magical Straygarden Place, a house surrounded by tall silver grass and floating trees. They left behind a warning saying never to leave the house or go into the grass. “Wait for us,” the note read. “Sleep darkly.” Ever since then, the house itself has taken care of Winnow, Mayhap, and Pavonine — feeding them, clothing them, even keeping them company — while the girls have waited and grown up and played a guessing game: Think of an animal, think of a place. Think of a person, think of a face.
Until one day, when the eldest, fourteen-year-old Winnow, does the unthinkable and goes outside into the grass, and everything twelve-year-old Mayhap thought she knew about her home, her family, and even herself starts to unravel. With luscious, vivid prose, poet and author Hayley Chewins transports readers to a house where beloved little dogs crawl into their owners’ minds to sleep, sick girls turn silver, and anything can be stolen — even laughter and silence.
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"When Winnow ventures into the forbidding silver grass outside — which perpetually whispers to the girls and tries to creep inside — and comes down with an uncanny affliction, Mayhap delves into Straygarden’s secrets to find a cure. Instead, she discovers a strange girl who claims to be the source of the house’s magic, as well as the shocking reason behind her parents’ disappearance. Chewins (The Turnaway Girls) weaves a vivid, otherworldly tale of family and secrets, with a gothic setting that serves as a character in its own right. Through themes of identity, forgiveness, and longing, Mayhap’s unpredictable quest becomes intensely personal, especially as the sisters reinvent their familial relationship." — Publishers Weekly
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 10 - 13 |
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| Author | Hayley Chewins |
| ISBN | 153621227X |
| Publication Date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Publisher | Candlewick |
| Language | English |