Sasquatch Award
2014 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
About This Book
In the desert town of Richland, Washington, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. And when Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim.
From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland-every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .
From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland-every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .
Awards
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2013 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2013 · Intermediate · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2011 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Cybils
2010 · Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr · Finalist
