The Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella

Stanly Stanwright finds a bone in his garden, needing a photo for a competition he takes a shot of it, only for the bone to change to point at him when he later looks back at the shot and later disappear completely!

He has a sister called Miren who is seven and ill with bad lungs and she relies a lot on the use of an oxygen tank. As well as his friend, Jaxon having OCD which Stanly  handles both situations for each person really well, caring for his sister and also joining in and being patient with Jaxon.

The book overall was very funny in parts but also serious too, with all the health aspects as well as having one parent to rely on whom also doesn't have much money to spend on things for her kids or even big healthcare bills. The skeleton is a really different aspect to any story idea as he grows in their garden and even manages to cheer up sick Miren who grows very attached to him.
Though unfortunately, the skeleton and the grim reaper exist for a reason but in this a book it leads us gently towards the inevitable.

Thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!