Seedfolks

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<p>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</p><p>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. Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads.  </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>"The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains."  —Christian Science Monitor</p><p>And don’t miss Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!</p><p></p><p>This beloved, award-winning novel shows the power of planting a single seed:</p><p></p>Multiple Perspectives: Experience the garden's first year through the eyes of thirteen distinct characters—from a nine-year-old girl hoping to honor her father, to a teenaged boy trying to win back his girlfriend with tomatoes.Community Building: Watch as a diverse, inner-city neighborhood in Cleveland transforms suspicion and isolation into friendship and connection across cultures.Immigrant Stories: Discover a rich mosaic of voices with roots in Romania, Guatemala, Haiti, Korea, and beyond, each finding common ground in the soil.A Classic for Schools: A perfect, accessible choice for classroom reads, ESL students, and powerful discussions on social justice, tolerance, and what it means to belong.