The Eagle's Nest

A secret treehouse in a beech tree becomes the center of a world in this delightful 1899 children's adventure. When siblings Madge, Betty, and John West abandon their lessons to build the Eagle's Nest, they imagine the expeditions they'll launch from their hidden fortress. A wasp in the classroom provides the delicious disruption that sets them free, and soon they're dreaming up grand plans for their hideaway. But the world beyond their play grows intriguing too: they encounter a mysterious boy named Lewis Brand, and catch glimpses of the enigmatic Mrs. Howard living beyond the boundary wall. What begins as pure childhood adventure acquires threads of mystery, making this the sort of book where anything might happen. The prose crackles with the energy of three children on the verge of something wonderful, their sibling dynamic full of mischief and warmth. It's a window into a vanished childhood, one where a treehouse could be the start of legends.