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Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson

Ways to Grow Love

Renée Watson

Bloomsbury · Paperback · April 26, 2022

Grow and glow with Ryan Hart!

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Who it’s for
A sunny story finds humor and heart in friendship shifts, family changes, and growing patience.
Themes
Friendship and boundaries, Family change, Patience and leadership
Genres
Sibling Stories, Friendship, Growing Up

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About this book

Grow and glow with Ryan Hart! Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ryan Hart loves her family and friends. She's looking forward to summer vacation, spending time with loved ones, and her first trip to sleepaway camp!

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But when an unexpected camper shows up, Ryan finds it's hard to share your best friend and harder to be a friend to someone who isn't a good friend to you. She's also waiting for her new sister to be born-and hoping the baby doesn't ruin everything. The Hart family is experiencing a lot of changes, and Ryan needs to grow her patience in many ways, find ways to share the love, meet new challenges, and grow into the leader her mom and dad named her to be. This summer and the start of fifth grade just might give Ryan the chance to show how she grows and glows! Acclaim for Ways to Make Sunshine: A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year | A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year | A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year | A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year | A WORLD Magazine Best Book of the Year | An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Growing Through Change

A sunny story finds humor and heart in friendship shifts, family changes, and growing patience.

Come here for

  • Summer-camp anticipation and friendship complications
  • A growing family and a baby on the way

Expect

  • Warmhearted growing pains with an upbeat touch
  • A young girl learning patience and leadership

Where it sits

Friendship93%
Sibling Stories56%
Growing Up32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US: African American Stories
  • Family Stories
  • New Experiences
Authors
Renée Watson
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Published
April 26, 2022
Format
Paperback
Theme
Friendship and boundaries · Family change · Patience and leadership
Reading lane
US: African American Stories