Seedfolks
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 11, 1997
ALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA/CBC Children's Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot.
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- Who it’s for
- Thirteen speakers offer a compact, many-sided look at a neighborhood coming together.
- Themes
- Community-building, Immigrant neighborhoods, Tolerance
- Genres
- Immigration for Teens, Green Living for Teens, Values & Choices
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ALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA/CBC Children's Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A 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.
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Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads. Newbery-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. Seedfolks 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. The book's many tributaries—from the author's immigrant grandfather to his adoption of two brothers from Mexico—are detailed in his forthcoming memoir, No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer's Road to Page One. "The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains." —Christian Science Monitor And don’t miss Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!
Many Voices, One Garden
Thirteen speakers offer a compact, many-sided look at a neighborhood coming together.
Come here for
- A community garden seen through distinct voices
- A short read with room for many perspectives
Expect
- Thirteen speakers, each bringing a different viewpoint
- A neighborhood story shaped by connection
Where it sits
| Immigration for Teens | 84% |
|---|---|
| Green Living for Teens | 62% |
| Values & Choices | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Classics
- YA Family Stories
- Green Living for Teens
- Religious YA
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- Class & Inequality for Teens
- Immigration for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Homelessness & Poverty for Teens
- Authors
- Paul Fleischman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 11, 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Community-building · Immigrant neighborhoods · Tolerance
- Reading lane
- YA Classics