THE WISDOM TREE AND THE RED SWING

Thinking outside the box for pre-teens

BY CAROL MACALLISTER

This book teaches children to think for themselves. It shows them how to examine a problem carefully, and in the process, their negative perception of the problem becomes positive and solutions are discovered. The Wisdom Tree speaks but does not give advice. Instead, it asks the hard questions. The Red Swing is the reward for the hard work of thinking and gives joy to all those who come to it with a heavy heart.

Today, you hear it everywhere — how you think can change your life. Quantum physicists are proving it in their labs. But just telling people to think differently to improve their lives is of no help. Showing them how to think outside the box is what Carol MacAllister does. Here she offers a unique perspective on such issues as: bullying, race, loss of a parent through death or divorce, obesity, boys and their bodies, cheating and more.

Available at Highland Books and Mountain Forest Pottery Studio in Brevard NC, and at all online booksellers.