The Lookout Tree

In 1978 Addy Dawson Was Ten Years Old When Her Family Moved To The Small Farming Community Of Pleasant View. Addy Is Quickly Befriended By A Another Ten Year Old Girl Named Elizabeth Mitchell Or As Everyone In Town Calls Her 'Cricket'. Addy Soon Learns That Cricket Is A Very Special Girl With A Strangely Unique Gift. The Two Girls Develop A Close Friendship While Hanging Out On The Branches Of A Big Oak Called The Lookout Tree. As Their Friendship Matures Addy Learns That Cricket'S Mother Has Died That Her Father Treats His Daughter As Nothing More Than A Nuisance And That Cricket Feels Alone And Abandoned By A Mother That She Never Knew. The Long Conversations At The Lookout Tree Are Both Profound And Innocent And Provide A Depth Of Love That Only Friends True Friends Can Share. As The Year Progresses Cricket Becomes Extremely Ill. Her Condition Sets Into Motion A Chain Of Events That Will Ultimately Unite A Community Bring Redemption To A Neglectful Father And Will Forever Change The Lives Of Those Closest To Cricket. The Lookout Tree Will Delight Your Senses As It Takes Us Back To A Time When Joy Could Be Found Flying Through The Air In An Old Tire Swing Riding A Bike With A Friend On A Dirt-Covered Country Road Or Lounging Lazily Under The Shady Leaves Of A Giant Oak Tree. This Simple Story Of Love And Friendship Will Put A Smile On Your Face Tug At Your Heart Strings And When It Is Finished Will Make You Want To Go Back To The Beginning And Start All Over Again.