The View from Trees

In “The View from Trees,” selected from the short story collection, So They Say, eleven-year-old Peter craves the thrill of soaring—much to the dismay of parents Rex and Marcia Fordham. The taller the tree, the better the climbing; the more challenging the petty theft, the greater Peter’s excitement; not even worrisome twin brother Alec can curb his curiosity and risk-loving ways. Maturing dangerously fast, the twins stand on the brink of discovering the truth of their father’s secret life—...