Overview
Some plants feed you. Some plants fight back. This summer, Sam has to learn the difference fast.
Sam is back in the Northwoods with his great-uncle Mike, and this time the trouble is not hidden in the woods. It is standing in the open: a wall of tall, bamboo-like stalks marching along the water, crowding out every native plant and choking the spring the whole valley depends on.
Jesse knows its name, knotweed. Uncle Mike knows what it means: a siege. When a sharp, capable new neighbor named Riley joins them, the three friends set out to push the invasion back. Along the way they learn which plants heal and which ones bite, why the young shoots are good to eat but the wrong cut only makes the enemy stronger, and how to tell a dangerous look-alike from a harmless one.
But the spring has kept a secret for a hundred years. Before Sam's dad arrives to take him home, the friends will find out who planted the siege, and what it really takes to leave something growing that is worth keeping.
The Spring Under Siege is the fourth Northwoods Adventure in the Medicinal Mysteries series, a story of friendship, curiosity, and the wild, useful, sometimes dangerous plants hiding in plain sight. Perfect for readers ages 8 to 12 who love nature, mystery, and real-world know-how.
Includes original illustrations for every chapter.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798186862888
- ISBN-10: 9798186862888
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: July 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.17 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.27 pounds
- Page Count: 82
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