Evergreen Chase

Evergreen Chase by Juneau Black (2021, 32 pages)

 

Every year for the winter solstice, the woodland creatures of Shady Hollow move a specially selected pine tree to the center of town. Residents decorate the giant tree with ornaments, art, and nature crafts. The longest night of the year features food, coffee, gifts, candles, and general merriment! It’s the pinnacle of solstice celebrations for the town.
When the time came to cut down this year’s pine, the townsfolk find it missing. There’s a small window of time that it could have been stolen, and two new storks in town. With timing running out before solstice night, Vera sets out to retrieve the missing centrepiece.
I wanted to love this cute short story more, but the confusion about the timeline threw me off the whole time. Still very cute and a fast read! Perfect for an afternoon snowed in.

#3.5 in the Shady Hollow series. 

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