Children of the Forest Format:Hardcover Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping

Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga about the Logan family of Mississippi

Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs

Except…here’s how books work

and her privacy—and she hates being labeled the homeless girl at her new school

You either follow the rules

Children of the Forest Format:Hardcover Mildred Taylor completes her sweepingA boy and his younger sister set off to live a life of adventure in the untamed wilds of their own backyard in this funny and beautifully illustrated picture book. We are wild. We are children of the forest. We were raised by wolves. And racoons. And owls. Grabbing a bow and quiver, a boy sets off with his younger sister, a toddler, to live off the land in the expanses of their own backyard. First, they sneak past their snoozing father to pilfer