Nine-year-old Patrick responds to his father's plans to marry and have his new wife and her daughter move in with them by building a tree house, but in building the hideaway he learns some surprising things about the meaning of family.

Susan Hughes has written over 25 children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her books include Off to Class, Case Closed?, Earth to Audrey, Virginia, The Island Horse, and The Wild Paws series. Susan is also an editor and manuscript evaluator. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.