The Forest Through the Trees

Win thought that her life would continue just as it had after the death of a fellow high school student. However, plans change when she meets the strange and intelligent Sly, who shows her not just how to solve a murder, but how to make life more interesting. Unfortunately, interesting isn't always a good thing. When her friends turn against her, as well as the rest of her town, she only has one person to turn to, and he isn't the best kind of friend. Always busy and always antisocial, Sly fails to see how his own personality inhibits his Sherlockian case-solving abilities. Luckily, he has Win to watch his back, and hopefully dodge the bullets. As it turns out, interesting can be a little dangerous, something Win hadn't thought of before running after the quick-thinking and quick-talking Sly.

Win thought that her life would continue just as it had after the death of a fellow high school student. However, plans change when she meets the strange and intelligent Sly, who shows her not just how to solve a murder, but how to make life more interesting. Unfortunately, interesting isn't always a good thing. When her friends turn against her, as well as the rest of her town, she only has one person to turn to, and he isn't the best kind of friend. Always busy and always antisocial, Sly fails to see how his own personality inhibits his Sherlockian case-solving abilities. Luckily, he has Win to watch his back, and hopefully dodge the bullets. As it turns out, interesting can be a little dangerous, something Win hadn't thought of before running after the quick-thinking and quick-talking Sly.

Meena Nutbeam, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been writing for most of her lifetime. Her first book, The Forest Through the Trees, was completed in her seventeenth year and received a five-star review by Readers' Favorite. Not even out of high school, she loves to write, and has published her work on TeenInk, including poetry and short stories. Alongside her passion for painting and drawing, her most recent pursuit is to start her own non-profit to provide baby supplies to families in need.