March Meeting

Beyond the Cherry Tree by Joe O' Brien

 

 

 

Josh Bloom is on a field trip with his class to Cherry Tree Manor; while the house and gardens are beautiful, what really interests the class is the fact that Manor's owner, General Edgar Pennington, disappeared mysteriously exactly twelve years to the day before their visit to the Manor …

To Josh, it seems like there's something spooky about the manor. None of the other kids feel it, but Josh seems more attuned to the house, which leads him to discover something in the General's library that sends him on an adventure of a lifetime.

Josh thinks he is on a journey to find the missing General, but soon discovers that it's his own destiny that he is really searching for … there are links between him and the missing General that he never could have guessed … Josh quest takes him to the enchanting land of Habilon, full of danger, excitement and magic.

Will he ever return from the land beyond the Cherry Tree?

 

 

Really great March meeting, we were lucky enough to have the author of the book we were reading for this month Joe O' Brien call in. Joe read some pieces from his book and told us about where he gets his ideas from and inspiration for his books and characters. We were able to ask lots of questions and it really brought the book to life

 

Also Check out Joe O' Brien's blog he mentioned his trip to Ballyroan Library in it. We loved

"Under the Cherry Tree"It has lots of very different characters and a fast moving story. Joe also has a series of books based on Alfie Green which are great and lots of our book club members have read them and are big fans