Rooted in the Forest

Celebrate all things green and growing! Try one of these books about forests, trees, and everything arboreal. Plant a seed, read!

Updated May 6, 2026
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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The girl in question
Sharpe, Tess
Paper Book
The highly anticipated sequel to the must-read psychological thriller The Girls I've Been (soon to be a Netflix film). Nora O'Malley has survived . . . senior year, that is. School's over, but her life isn't, which is weird since last she checked, her murderous stepdad...
The island of missing trees
Shafak, Elif
Paper Book
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna It is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas,...
Lovely dark and deep
Bonnin, Elisa A.
Paper Book
From author Elisa A. Bonnin comes Lovely Dark and Deep, a YA dark academia novel exploring magic, loneliness, and the power of found family. "A truly thoughtful, engaging reflection on the dark academia genre." --BCCB, starred review Hidden off the...
The overstory
Powers, Richard
Paper Book
THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER and WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION **AS SEEN ON BBC 2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS** 'It changed how I thought about the Earth and our place in it' Barack Obama 'Really, just one of the best novels,...
Twelve trees : and what they tell us about our past, present and future
Lewis, Daniel
Paper Book
*Chosen by Waterstones as one of their best Nature Writing Books of 2024, and by The Economist as one of their best books of 2024* 'A heartwarming guide to these fascinating giants of nature . . . A book that is full of surprises . . . Highly empathetic and informative'...

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