The Sweet Gum Tree
Ranked #30 in Heartbreak, Ranked #33 in Betrayal — see more rankings.
Sweet tea, corn bread, and soup beans—everyday fare for eight-year-old Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family. But nothing was ordinary about the day she met ten-year-old Nick Anderson, a boy from the wrong side of town. Armed with only a tin of bee balm and steely determination, Alix treats the raw evidence of a recent beating that mars his back, an act that changes both of their lives forever.
Through childhood disasters and teenage woes they cling together as friendship turns to love. The future looks rosy until the fateful night when Frank Anderson,... more
Through childhood disasters and teenage woes they cling together as friendship turns to love. The future looks rosy until the fateful night when Frank Anderson,... more
Rankings by Category
The Sweet Gum Tree is ranked in the following categories:
- #52 in Best Friends
- #70 in Emotional
- #46 in Friends To Lovers
- #50 in Jealousy
- #55 in Pregnancy
- #93 in Secrets
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