# of pages: 180
Miracles on Maple Hill is a book about a girl, Marly, who spends the summer on Maple Hill. Marly's father is really sick and tired, so their family thinks he will get better outside the city. Her mother used to spend summers at maple hill with her grandmother. Marly really believes there are mysteries on maple hill, and really hopes for one to happen this summer. Every year in the beginning of the school year Marly, her mother and her brother, Joe, go back to the city. Her father gets better and better. Their next door neighbor Mr. Chris, always harvests maple syrup, but one day he falls sick, right around harvest time. It is up to Marly's family and the farm hand Mr. Chris has to harvest the syrup this year. Will they make it as good as every other years? they sure hope so.
This book is not on the reading list, but it has a John Newbery Medal. I really enjoyed this book thoroughly.
This book is not on the reading list, but it has a John Newbery Medal. I really enjoyed this book thoroughly.