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Cynthia Voigt: Tree By Leaf (Paperback, 2000, Aladdin)

A father's return home following World War I creates problems for his family, especially for …

Review of 'Tree By Leaf' on 'Goodreads'


What ages would I recommend it too? – Twelve and up.

Length? – A two evening read.

Characters? – Memorable, several characters.

Setting? – Peninsula in Maine in early 1900's..

Written approximately? – 1988.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – No

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.

Short storyline: Clothilde has to face the reality that the disfigured man in the boathouse is the man she remembers as Father, who went off to war years ago. In doing so, she is able to help him heal, and return to his family.

Notes for the reader: This main character has auditory visions of God.