The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going

The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going

232 pages

I didnt' particularly care for this book. I loved the fantasy nature of it, but they refer to the Garden of Eden quite a bit, and I found it hard to swallow a fantasy novel with aspects from my religious upbringing. But, that is just me. K.L. Going, however, is the author of two books I really did like, King of the Screwups (Gateway Nominee this year) and Saint Iggy, which I think all teens would love.

(from jacket cover)

Without Mom, there are no more bedtime stories, no more answers carried on the wind, and no more magic gardens. Evie doesn't believe in magic now. After all,m if magic were real, her mom would still be alive.

but when Evie moves to Beaumont, New York, where her father has bought a withered apple orchard that the townspeople whisper is cursed, she learns about a lost girl, receives a mysterious seed, and meets a boy who claims to be dead.

Before long, Evie finds herself in the middle of a fairy tale. And this one is real.