Book description
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?
Joe O'Brien lives in Ballyfermot in Dublin with his wife and
children. He is the author of nine Alfie Green books as well as three
books in the Danny Wilde GAA series for older readers and one fantasy
novel, Beyond the Cherry Tree. He has appeared on RTE's The Den, TV3's
Ireland AM and many radio shows. His book Alfie Green and the Chocolate
Cosmos was shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year at the Irish Book
Awards in 2010. He regularly holds readings in bookshops and libraries
around the country.
