The Caretaker of Tree Palace

Where do you go when everything in your life is changing? For 13-year old Doodles, it's to his notebook where he can draw his own world. After his mother's death, Doodles stops speaking and seeks to see what she called "Tree Palace" in the scraggly woods by his grandma's house. Will he see Tree Palace before the woods are torn down to be sold for lumber? What will happen to the animals? Can he save Tree Palace? Also includes two short stories "The Princess Who Had Everything She Needed" about contentment and "The Canyon Flier" about two migrant workers who's lives are changed by a song.