Book The Magic of the Second backyard by john

Twelve year old Cassidy must do something to her dad s dreary Colorado backyard Without her mom s garden Spring Break is already ruined In search of springtime Cassidy escapes into Wonderland only to find everything even the robin is white The green of spring arrives only when the queen Mother Nature says so Cassidy seeks answers from her tablet that transforms into the Book of Answers but it gives terrible directions and even worse clues about saving spring Then Cassidy loses the book She tries befriending the forest animals but Cassidy is scolded for poking her nose where she shouldn t especially the overgrown greenhouse Hidden in her dad s second backyard it reminds Cassidy of her mom Desperate to end winter Cassidy embarks on parallel adventures to find the queen s castle and the key to the greenhouse She will bring her new Colorado family together to save Spring Break A modern masterpiece of Alice in Wonderland EditorI read this lovely adorable powerful story in three hours because I couldn t put it down ReaderMy daughter loved it Especially the squirrel trading scene Parent of a Reader The Magic of the Second BackyardMy nine year old daughter read this with me and we both really enjoyed the natural whimsy of it She wanted to say the owl was her favorite character She mostly reads graphic novels so this was a nice step up Kindle Edition