Minty’s neighborhood is full of mysteries.
There’s the Witch House, a spooky old
farmhouse on the other side of the woods
from where Minty and her best friend, Paz,
live. There’s the Man-Bat, a seven-foot-tall
half man, half bat who is rumored to fly
through the woods. And there are the Mean
Boys, David and Troy, who torment Minty for
no reason, and her boy-crazy older sister,
Thea, who acts weirder and weirder.
One day Minty spots a flash in the woods,
and when she chases after it, she discovers
a new mystery – a Secret Tree, with a hollow
trunk that holds the secrets of everyone in
the neighborhood. Secrets like:
Raymond, a new boy, is also drawn to the
Secret Tree, and together he and Minty start
watching their neighbors. They have a curse
to fix, and mysteries to solve. But first they
have to get through some secrets of their
own . . . secrets that will end up changing
everything.
