' This book was amazing & I give it a 5 star I love the mystery & secrecy about it I loved this so much'
- Ashley Patt Yr 7 for lovereading 4kidscouk When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden he is determined to take a picture of it & send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition thinking it will help bring his dad back home But the bone begins to grow reaching up out of the ground until it turns into a skeleton
- a skeleton with an unusual interest in his unwell younger sister Miren As time wears on Miren's condition worsens & the only time she is truly at peace is when she is playing with the skeleton But Stanley is wary of him especially when he finally manages to get a picture & spots a scythe at the skeleton's feet Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella is a whimsical heartfelt story about a boy who finds a friend in Death with the help of an unusual tree growing in his back garden With black line illustrations throughout by Victoria Assanelli