A magical middle-grade fantasy adventure from the bestselling author of Tree Full of Wonder, Anna Smithers.

Some children grow up learning how to put down roots.
Emily Smith grew up moving like a seed on the wind

Orphaned and passed between homes, Emily never truly belonged
Being adopted by Lana and Oliver feels like the first true beginning she's ever known. But that fragile sense of belonging is tested when they move to rural Wales, where the forests are older than villages, and secrets are buried beneath the soil.
Pulled into a hidden realm where nature itself is under siege, Emily learns of the Carregs: ancient creatures of stone and mud, waking after centuries of sleep, determined to destroy something she loves the most - the forest. To stop them, Emily must do more than wield magic. She must understand it through discovering and understanding herself and her emotions.

Will uncovering the secrets of her true power and identity help Emily to save the planet? Or will this be the end of the world as we know it?

"The Girl with the Hair on Fire" is a middle-grade fantasy adventure rooted in nature, about learning that love is not defined by blood, and sometimes the strongest roots are the ones we choose to put down ourselves.

Perfect for fans of:

• Peter Wohlleben books

• The Hidden Life of Trees

• Hannah Gold

• Sir David Attenborough

• Greta Thunberg

• Greenwild

• Pari Thompson

Great book if you are searching for:

• adventure books for children 8-12

• book about trees ages 8-11

• middle-grade book about trees

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• Children's eBooksScience, Nature & How It WorksNatureForests & Trees
• FranceFamily Life(Current)Multigenerational
• France

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• Print Length: 293 Pages