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Synopsis
**She was supposed to be hidden away. But when the truth is exposed, she can't stay silent....** After tragedy tears her family apart, Jordan March is shipped off by her domineering Grandmother Emma to live with Emma's long-forgotten sister. Shuttered in a rundown farmhouse, Aunt Frances is the strangest person Jordan has ever met. Why has Grandmother hidden away this fragile, harmless woman -- did Frances grow up much too fast, like Jordan did? In the shadows of the farmhouse, Jordan is about to unearth the shattering truth -- and the March family will never be the same....
Is Scattered Leaves appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This dark contemporary fantasy explores family secrets and potentially traumatic revelations involving hidden relatives and family dysfunction. Contains moderate psychological tension and themes of mental illness and family trauma.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death of parent, and family trauma (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn into Jordan's mystery as she uncovers dark family secrets hidden away in a creepy farmhouse.