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<p><br><B>Don't tell anyone -- the only safety is in secrecy.</B> <P> During the summer of 1894 the giant sequoia trees -- the oldest living things on earth -- are being felled for lumber in northern California. When fifteen-year-old Francie finds a note hidden in the stump of an old sequoia, she immediately recognizes her sister's handwriting. But Carrie died in an accident six years ago. Could Carrie's secret still be important? <P> Francie's search for the truth turns dangerous, and she needs to get to St. Joseph fast. She's faced with the choice of either giving up, or riding the flume, a rickety track that carries lumber from the mills in the mountains to the lumberyard in St. Joseph. Should Francie risk her life for the secret her sister fought to keep?</p><h3>School Library Journal</h3><p>Gr 5-8-Between 1890 and 1903, whole forests of giant sequoia trees were felled for lumber in northern California. In this exciting adventure story, Francie, 15, begins to unravel a mystery when she finds a hidden note left by her sister, now deceased, in the hole of a tree and sets out to stop the logging of the biggest giant. Set in 1894, the novel is a fast read, ending with a daredevil r

Author

Patricia Curtis Pfitsch

Publisher

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781481461115

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure

Rating

3.73 / 5 (329 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13