{"product_id":"guardian-of-the-pines-laurel-wanrow-9781943469154","title":"Guardian of the Pines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCor let this pine register in his senses. Magic flowed to his fingertip, and he touched a spark to the cambium.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt circled the tree. Lines of light traveled up and down the tree's fluid system, reaching the branch tips and spreading through the needles to set them aglow. At his feet, the magic flowed into the tangle of roots.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA grin crept over his face at the soft blue-green glow that matched the pine's needle color. \"Quite healthy,\" he said.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWithout him...they will die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt sixteen, Cor can protect trees with his magic, but his lonely life is full of secrets. He could accept a role in the family business in the city, but his magic draws him to a hidden island of ancient pines. They. Are. Brilliant. And on the brink of extinction. Cor can save them, if only the elders will let him help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it his youth? Or because he's different?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he befriends Oyster, an island boy waging his own quiet battle, things get freakin' harder. Cor's struggle to understand the magical power of the massive pines is just as challenging as discovering his even more powerful feelings for Oyster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Cor wants to save the Pines and not lose Oyster, he will have to do something he's never done--let Oyster and the others see who he really is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN OF THE PINES joins new wizards with old friends as a generation of magic-wielders restores its connections to nature and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Wanrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943469156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943469154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sprouting Star Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Laurel Wanrow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874017030399,"sku":"9781943469154","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guardian-of-the-pines-laurel-wanrow-9781943469154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}