{"product_id":"seedfolks-9780064472074","title":"Seedfolks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book ∙ \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book ∙ IRA\/CBC Children's Choice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e∙ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot. Looking down on the immigrant-filled neighborhood, a Romanian woman watches suspiciously. A school janitor gets involved, then a Guatemalan family. Then muscle-bound Curtis, trying to win back Lateesha. Pregnant Maricela. Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery-winning author Paul Fleischman uses thirteen speakers to bring to life a community garden's founding and first year. The book's short length, diverse cast, and suitability for adults as well as children have led it to be used in countless one-book reads in schools and in cities across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeedfolks\u003c\/em\u003e has been drawn upon to teach tolerance, read in ESL classes, promoted by urban gardeners, and performed in schools and on stages from South Africa to Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's many tributaries--from the author's immigrant grandfather to his adoption of two brothers from Mexico--are detailed in his forthcoming memoir\u003cem\u003e, No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer's Road to Page One.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains.\" --\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd don't miss \u003cem\u003eJoyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Fleischman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Colter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.18w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064472074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e19828 \/ Seedfolks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2001 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - Middle School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Grades 6-8","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":44151450665005,"sku":"9780064472074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_1eb5ba99-2a15-4627-b13e-132219d7e78e.jpg?v=1757352115","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/seedfolks-9780064472074","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}