Found: YA 90's PNW girl and a special tree

I thought it was called "The Fir" or some other tree. Tree trunk was on the cover, I believe. And a map of the town inside.

Might have been up for a kids lit award around 1995 or so.

What I can remember of the plot... I think it was a little bit fantasy-ish. A girl was the main character and I remember her running around some town, maybe in the northwest, in the dreary rain. There was a special tree!

Any help would be so appreciated--I've been thinking about this book since grade school! THANKS!

I don't know your book, kristinbrew, but I don't know what PNW is, and the only thing I can find is Pacific North West, which seems a strange one to put in your title. Could you clarify?

The Ancient One by T.A. Barron ? 1992. Map of 'The Lost Crater' inside. Fantasy set in Oregon, lots of rain. A redwood tree on the cover.

PNW probably means Pacific Northwest, referencing the setting.

4: Ah, thanks, lquilter. I didn't realize that was a common term. As a non-american, it sounds a bit strange to me.

>5 zjakkelien: Don't worry, I'm an American and I've never once seen "PNW" used anywhere and have no idea what it's supposed to mean, aside of the comments here guessing at it.

6: Thanks, @PolymathicMonkey! That reassures me... I would have thought that if it was that common, I would have encountered it somewhere. Perhaps it's not that common, then, or only common in a certain region.

Yeah it's possibly used if you live in the region in reference, but definitely not outside of it.

I did read it that way, and I live in California (Pacific West, but not usually considered part of the PNW). I mostly see it in gardening contexts, actually - as a shorthand for "the climate of the Pacific northwest area".

However, I read it that way and expected to be corrected in the actual post - that it didn't actually mean Pacific Northwest. I was quite surprised to have gotten it right. So yeah, not all that common, even just outside the PNW.

OHHH yes, The Ancient One. THANK YOU! You just don't know how much that means... I could cry. I have been trying to find this favorite for a long time.

PNW... Yes, Pacific Northwest. Of course I think it's an everyday term because I live there! Glad someone could decipher it.

Thank you thank you thank you MissSquish and all for your efforts!

I just randomly thought of this book today! I don't even really know what shook the memory loose, but I suddenly had vague impression of a book that I read a long time ago. I was actually in the process of creating a thread asking if anyone knew the title, because I couldn't remember it and nothing that I was searching for would bring it up. But then I remembered the crater lake, and when I added that to the search the right book finally came up! I'm really excited to give it a reread since it's probably been about 25 years since I read it.