本書描寫十二歲的 Sonnet,在失去奶奶後,與家人搬回祖父身邊生活。曾經繁盛的蘋果園,如今只剩下一棵老樹,靜靜見證家族的變遷。Sonnet 不願面對衰老與失去,只希望一切能維持原樣。偏偏在學校的口述歷史作業中,她被迫與鄰居 Zeke 分組,還要讓祖父成為訪談對象。Zeke 的提問一再觸碰她刻意避開的過往,也讓家族深藏的傷痛逐漸浮現。當一場意外迫使兩人再次合作,Sonnet 開始明白,真正的修復並非遺忘,而是願意回頭凝視。作者以雙視角鋪陳故事,讓衝突、理解與和解自然發生,呈現一段溫柔而深刻的成長歷程。When feuding neighbors Sonnet and Zeke are paired up for a class project, they unearth a secret that could uproot Sonnet's family--or allow it to finally heal and grow. Twelve-year-old Sonnet's family has just moved across the country to live with her grandfather after her nana dies. Gramps's once-impressive apple orchard has been razed for a housing development, with only one heirloom tree left. Sonnet doesn't want to think about how Gramps and his tree are both growing old--she just wants everything to be okay. Sonnet is not okay with her neighbor, Zeke, a boy her age who gets on her bad side and stays there when he tries to choose her grandpa to interview for an oral history assignment. Zeke irks Sonnet with his prying questions, brin