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Abbie’s Woods: Defending the Nest

Abbie’s Woods: Defending the Nest

When two reckless boys threaten her wooded sanctuary, twelve-year-old Abbie Keegan reacts without thinking, igniting a feud that endangers the entire woods.

For Abbie, the woods behind her house provide a refuge from her parents' constant bickering. When two boys break pop bottles in the pond, Abbie determines to stop the damage. However, her attempts to protect her sanctuary--and a nest of baby robins--only escalate the damage. A feud is born that threatens to destroy the woods she loves.

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Twelve-year-old Abbie Keegan loves spending time in the woods behind her house and watching the silly-looking baby robins as they grow. The woods are a retreat from her parents’ constant bickering and from her sweet, but needy, little brother.

Then Abbie sees two boys breaking pop bottles in the pond. She refuses to allow such harm to “her” woods. However, every attempt she makes to stop the boys only provokes them to greater destruction. Her retreat becomes a place of fear, instead of peace. A feud is born, and Abbie feels helpless to stop it. At home, her parents seem close to divorce and her brother’s asthma is getting worse. How can Abbie protect the people and places she loves?

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Publisher: White Spark, a division of White Fire Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Format: paperback, ebook
Length: middle grade novel
ASIN: 1941720773
ISBN: 1941720773
List Price: $12.99
eBook Price: $3.99
Endorsements
Winner of Cascade Award from Oregon Christian Writers for best published middle grade book
Because I grew up exploring the woods of rural Texas, I was automatically drawn to Maas's tender novel, ABBIE'S WOODS. Primary protagonist Abbie loves the woods and its wildlife almost as much as she loves her family -- Mom, Dad and little brother Patrick. But when her parents' arguments threaten her family--when a neighborhood bully threatens her woods--Abbie turns to her faith to solve problems she can't really understand. Kids facing the possibility of divorce or just the confusions of life's ups and downs will see themselves in this well crafted story. But thanks to Maas's character depths, they will also learn that bullies are often bullied. And forgiveness can bring light to the deepest darkness. I loved ABBIE'S WOODS. I think there is a very good chance you and your kids will love it, too. It's a top notch, young reader novel.
– Kelly Milner Halls
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