The Ledger of Lost Things: In a forest that grows in reverse, a dangerous lie is the only thing standing between a village's survival and the dark.

Beneath the village of Thornwich, the roots of the world grow backward into the sky.

Deep below the earth lies the Understory-a vast, sentient forest of upside-down trees that emits a soft, upward-filtering amber light. For generations, the village has lived in fragile harmony with the buried canopy, relying on gifted "Tenders" to sing the roots to sleep and perform the daily rituals that keep the magic at bay. But the legendary Elara Finch is dead, and her daughter, Fiona, has inherited a m...