AR Book Level
6.4
AR Points
11
Word Count
69,072
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
372043 EN
About this book
Eleven-year-old Juniper Lane learns that her mother has disappeared just days before Christmas, and the annual Santa Vigil in Cedar Park her late father's cherished tradition has been canceled. Determined to bring her mother home and preserve the park's celebration, she teams up with a reclusive woodsman and navigates a maze of bureaucratic obstacles and wintery woods. The story mixes holiday spirit with a suspenseful quest, showing how one girl's courage can unite a community.