The Castle Behind Thorns by Merrie Haskell

An interesting story about a castle that has suffered for the sins of the occupants.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16

Sand wakes up in a Castle that is surrounded by an impenetrable thorny hedge.  He had already been told that the castle had been abandoned due to an earthquake — but as he walks around it, he discovers that the truth is much more complicated.   Then he finds a girl in the castle, and her story is even more unusual.  Together, they work to bring healing to themselves, the castle, and, perhaps, the land.

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