Kyleah's Tree by Janet Muirhead Hill

Eleven-year-old Kyleah Ralston harbors a secret wish, believing it will come true if she makes it at sunrise from the top of her favorite tree. She must close her eyes and repeat the wish at precisely the right moment, or it won’t work. Kyleah longs to be beautiful enough for her father to want her and reunite her with her twin brother, whom she hasn’t seen since she was four. Living in a foster home in Kansas, she has no clue where her father and brother went after leaving her and her mother in their Montana home. One morning, after breaking her leg, her foster parents forbid her from climbing her tree. Furious, Kyleah impulsively agrees to run away with an older boy from the foster home. As they journey from Winfield, Kansas, to Moose Jaw, Canada, by any means possible, they face numerous dangers, close calls, and thrilling adventures. Through these experiences, Kyleah discovers the true meaning of home.

When nothing is going right, sometimes all you can do is run away. "Kyleah's Tree" is the tragic tale of one young Kyleah, Losing her brother, losing her father, losing her own personal place, she finds the only person to understand her is her foster brother. The two leave the serenity of Kansas on a long whirlwind journey that crosses international borders, learning that even when things are at their worst, love and respect can bring joy to one's heart. "Kyleah's Tree" is a unique story of growing up done in a rarely before seen way, greatly recommended to youth readers.

- Diane C. Donovan, Editor

Janet Muirhead Hill has crafted a YA fiction that tugs at the deepest emotions....This heart-stopping, sometimes dangerous adventure is a real page-turner as you follow Kyleah and Benjamin on a quest to find long-lost family. --Mary Cunningham, Author of Cynthia's Attic

- Mary Cunningham

The world can seem so hateful to a youth trying to comprehend it all. "Kyleah's Tree" tell the tale of the struggles of young Kyleah Ralston, abandoned by her father and family. Not getting along with her foster family, she turns to flee it all with her foster brother, and their journey takes them across America and into Canada. Kyleah quickly learns many lessons of life, with perhaps the true meaning of family. "Kyleah's Tree" is a thoughtful and much recommended read for youth fiction collections.

- James A. Cox

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2009 electronic ISBN: 978-0-9820893-3-0

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2008 first edition paperback 202 pages ISBN: 978-0-9772525-9-6

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2011 Misprint 208 pages ISBN: 978-0-9827377-9-8

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2011 Revised Paperback 202 pages ISBN: 978-0-9827377-9-8

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