Irene Hunt
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A seven-year-old orphan goes to live with her aunt, where she learns new values as she grows to young womanhood. There are many happy memories and sad times too; jealousy of her sister, death of a schoolmate, and disappointment of first love.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Margaret K. McElderry Books paperback edition.
Lexile measure
1070L
Physical Desc
207 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Georgie Burgess doesn’t talk about the abuse that he receives from his mother and her boyfriend. Instead, he finds escape between the pages of books depicting beautiful gardens and flowers. When Georgie wins a small rosebush in a supermarket lottery, he gives it all the love and caring he’s never had. Soon after, his life begins to change when child services remove him from his mother’s care and look for a new, safe home for him....