num_pages: 69
description: Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Award-winning writer Paul Fleischman dazzles us with this truth in Seedfolks--a slim novel that bursts with hope. Wasting not a single word, Fleischman unfolds a story of a blighted neighborhood transformed when a young girl plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot. Slowly, one by one, neighbors are touched and stirred to action as they see tendrils poke through the dirt. Hispanics, Haitians, Koreans, young, and old begin to turn the littered lot into a garden for the whole community. A gift for hearts of all ages, this gentle, timeless story will delight anyone in need of a sprig of inspiration.
language: English
title: Seedfolks
titlecomplete: Seedfolks
genres: Cultural, Childrens, Short Stories, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, School, Fiction, Gardening, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 15649
places: Cleveland, Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association)
publisher: Scholastic