Debbie Browne

The Girl, the Owl & the Temple Debbie Browne

Thirteen-year-old Sophie's mother has been poisoned. As the eldest child, legend says only she can save her. If her mother dies, Sophie and her brother and sister will be orphans and sent away from the home they love. She must travel into the forbidden forest in search of the yellow flower tree. Only its seeds, once blessed in the temple can cure her mother. Alone and lost she uses her magic gift to befriend Olisett the owl who agrees to help her in her quest. She must use her wit and wisdom to succeed. Beset with many challenges, close to exhaustion and even death Sophie is determined to complete her task. Can she do it?Who is the wolf that guards the tree?What happens in the temple?And can she ever get back in time to save her mother?