For River, understanding her communityand how she fits inwill take some investigating. River Wren has always lived with her family on the shores of Lake Saturday in the Backwoods of Sourland Mountain in New Jersey. Its 1978, and Rivers life seems simple and predictableat least on the outside. Her best friends and neighbors are George Janson and Joe Farrington. Their dads are best friends toothey even form a heavy metal band called Beowulfs Brother. But on the inside, River is struggling against strong currents. Her fathers parents, who died long before she was born, were from the nearby LenniLenape tribe. River wants to learn more about her ancestorsespecially since she and her dad look different from the people in their neighborhood. But Rivers dad refuses to talk about his past, no matter how many times River asks. Meanwhile, her sister, Savannah, keeps sneaking off into the woods, and River worries shes up to no good. And then theres Georges mother, who has been acting strangely, quickly swaying from happiness to anger in a way that frightens River. When River, George, and Joe decide to start the Three Detectives Club, River begins investigating the mysteries around her. Can she keep her sister out of trouble, find a way to help Georges mom, and get her father to open up about their shared heritage? The third book in the Sourland Mountain series, Country of the Birch Trees follows a kind, persistent thirteenyearold as she deals with crucial questions of identity,...

Binding: Paperback;190 pages; Publisher: Sourland Mountain Books; Classification: N/A; Weight: 333.19 g; Dimensions: N/A

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