Some paths only appear when you learn how to look.Lina lives at the edge of the settlement, near the brook and far from where people decide who belongs and who does not. When she becomes friends with four other children, a summer begins that changes more than just the days. Together, they learn to listen where others rush past. To notice what lies beneath the surface. And to understand that belonging grows through trust and shared responsibility.When their path leads them beyond the familiar-into forest and silence, to a place older than memory-they discover that some things are not owned or explained. They are passed on. Carefully.The Great Brook is a quiet, poetic story about friendship, courage, and finding your place in the world. About children who are taken seriously. And about paths that do not end-they wait.A thoughtful and beautifully told book for readers ages 7-12, and for anyone who believes that real change does not have to be loud.