Tree by Leaf

A father's return home following World War I creates problems for his family, especially for twelve-year-old Clothilde, who struggles to accept his horrible disfigurement and opposes her mother's plan to sell Clothilde's land, a peninsula off the coast of Maine, to help pay the family's expenses.Angry about her father's wartime disfigurement, the sufferings of her friend, and the sale of the family land, thirteen-year-old Clothilde rebels until a mysterious encounter leads her to find courage and understanding.