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Paperback:

9780553386783 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, April 17, 2012, cover price $15.00

CD/Spoken Word:

9781491575376 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, December 9, 2014), cover price $9.99
9781480511866 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, July 9, 2013), cover price $14.99

In Barbara O’Neal’s novel of hope and renewal, two very different sisters discover that life is like a garden: Tend to it daily, nourish it with patience and optimism, and then watch the beauty unfold.After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding.Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back.But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving―and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781480511859 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, July 9, 2013), cover price $59.97
9781480511873 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, July 9, 2013), cover price $39.97 | About this edition: In Barbara O’Neal’s novel of hope and renewal, two very different sisters discover that life is like a garden: Tend to it daily, nourish it with patience and optimism, and then watch the beauty unfold.

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CD/Spoken Word:

9781480511835 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, July 9, 2013), cover price $14.99

Ex-cop turned district attorney Adam Forsythe is running for city council. Pediatrician Eden Hathaway asks for his help in getting publicity for her group, Grow a Garden, Grow a Child, and after checking out the project, Adam finds himself charmed and intrigued by their cause. He finds the pretty doctor even more charming and intriguing. As Adam and Eden work together, they find that it's not just Eden's garden that is budding into something more than it was at its start.But just as they begin to explore and admit their feelings for each other, Adam wins his seat on the council. When he is unable to sway the rest of the members to vote in favor of allowing the site to remain in the hands of the garden project, Eden is devastated and rejects his attempts at reconciliation. Can she put aside her feelings of betrayal to recognize his love for her?

Hardcover:

9780803477933 | Amazon Pub, October 11, 2010, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Ex-cop turned district attorney Adam Forsythe is running for city council.

Paperback:

9781477813201 | Reprint edition (Amazon Pub, January 22, 2013), cover price $12.95

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Product Description: Something strange is happening in the community garden! Who's stealing all the veggies?

Paperback:

9780807527528 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 2012, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Grandfather's friend, Mr.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781613752234 | Unabridged edition (Oasis Audio, August 28, 2012), cover price $9.99 | also contains The Garden Thief | About this edition: Something strange is happening in the community garden!

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Product Description: Something strange is happening in the community garden! Who's stealing all the veggies?

CD/Spoken Word:

9781613752234 | Unabridged edition (Oasis Audio, August 28, 2012), cover price $9.99 | also contains The Garden Thief | About this edition: Something strange is happening in the community garden!

School and Library:

9780807527511 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 2012, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Grandfather's friend, Mr.

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Product Description: Everything about Berneetha is bigger mouth, her size, and especially her dreams. And when Berneetha decides to create a community garden on a vacant lot, twelve-year-old Kate Sibleys just got to help make that dream a reality. At first the neighbors think Kate and Berneetha are crazy, but slowly they begin to come around...read more
By Juanita Havill and Stansislawa Kodman (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781561455751 | Peachtree Pub Ltd, April 1, 2011, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Everything about Berneetha is bigger mouth, her size, and especially her dreams.

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When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events make them believe it is cursed and will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it is returned.

Hardcover:

9780385733496 | Delacorte Pr, November 14, 2006, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr.

Paperback:

9780440421382 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, September 9, 2008), cover price $5.99

Library:

9780385903653 | Delacorte Pr, November 14, 2006, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr.

Product Description: Basketball-loving Jackson Jones never wanted any part of Rooter’s, the community garden where his mother got him his very own plot for his 10th birthday. But he made the best of it, even planting a thorny rosebush. Now, after months of watering, weeding, and waiting, red roses have finally bloomed...read more

Hardcover:

9780385731140 | Delacorte Pr, August 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it.

Paperback:

9780440419570 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, December 27, 2005), cover price $5.50 | About this edition: His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it.

Library:

9780385901390 | Delacorte Pr, August 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it.

Prebinding:

9781435279230 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $14.50 | About this edition: Basketball-loving Jackson Jones never wanted any part of Rooter’s, the community garden where his mother got him his very own plot for his 10th birthday.

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Product Description: Everything about Berneetha is big her mouth, her size, and especially her dreams. And when Berneetha decides to create a community garden on a vacant lot, twelve-year-old Kate Sibley s just got to help make that dream a reality. At first the neighbors think Kate and Berneetha are crazy, but slowly they begin to come around...read more

Hardcover:

9781561454419 | Peachtree Pub Ltd, April 1, 2008, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Everything about Berneetha is big her mouth, her size, and especially her dreams.

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Mimi struggles with raised levels of having it all in the face of her husband's laid-back personal life and a billionaire newcomer, while Clare frets about her childless state and the private misdemeanors of her friends and neighbors.

Hardcover:

9781416531760 | Touchstone Books, April 3, 2007, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Mimi struggles with raised levels of having it all in the face of her husband's laid-back personal life and a billionaire newcomer, while Clare frets about her childless state and the private misdemeanors of her friends and neighbors.

Paperback:

9781416532071 | Reprint edition (Touchstone Books, April 1, 2008), cover price $21.99
9781416544470 | Touchstone Books, April 6, 2007, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Book by Johnson, Rachel

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Originally published: New York : Delacorte Press, 2004.

Prebinding:

9781417713028 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2005, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it.

Wanda cleans up an empty lot so the rosebush she found there can bloom, despite the doubts of her neighbors.
By Maryann Cocca-Leffler (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781563979255 | Reprint edition (Boyds Mills Pr, August 1, 2000), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Wanda cleans up an empty lot so the rosebush she found there can bloom, despite the doubts of her neighbors.

School and Library:

9781563971365 | Boyds Mills Pr, May 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Wanda mistakes a thornbush in an empty lot for a rosebush, clears away the trash around it, and cares for it every day, even though no roses bloom

Reinforced:

9780606299657 | Demco Media, August 30, 2004, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Wanda cleans up an empty lot so the rosebush she found there can bloom, despite the doubts of her neighbors.

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A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

School and Library:

9781582701097 | Beyond Words Pub Co, August 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

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Luz organizes the effort to create a community garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico

Paperback:

9780786810437, titled "The Big Idea" | Hyperion, April 1, 1996, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help.

Library:

9780786820856, titled "The Big Idea" | Hyperion, April 1, 1996, cover price $14.49 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help.

Reinforced:

9780606100373, titled "The Big Idea" | Demco Media, April 1, 1996, cover price $10.47 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help.

Prebinding:

9780613362184 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help.

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Wanda cleans up an empty lot so the rosebush she found there can bloom, despite the doubts of her neighbors.

Prebinding:

9780613301817, titled "Wanda's Roses" | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $22.05 | About this edition: Wanda cleans up an empty lot so the rosebush she found there can bloom, despite the doubts of her neighbors.

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When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn enough money to buy a basketball

Hardcover:

9780385311656 | Delacorte Pr, February 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn enough money to buy a basketball, but all he seems to get is trouble

Paperback:

9780440410669 | Reissue edition (Yearling Books, October 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn enough money to buy a basketball

Reinforced:

9780606077255 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $13.45 | About this edition: When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn enough money to buy a basketball

Prebinding:

9780785762379 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn enough money to buy a basketball

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Working with her neighbors to transform a garbage-filled lot into a community garden, Marisol of East Hudson Street is delighted by the fruits of everyone's labors, which include her own sky-reaching plant.

School and Library:

9780152305826 | Houghton Mifflin, June 1, 1996, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden

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Colorful illustrations help show the delights that can be gained from a communal garden as Marcy, tired of a littered vacant lot on her block, decides to start planting things there.

Hardcover:

9780688127862 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 1994, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.

Library:

9780688127879 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1994, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.

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The inhabitants of Esperanza Street, from many different cultural backgrounds, come together to fulfill Tony's dream of beautifying the neighborhood with a garden.

Hardcover:

9780961956660 | Family Life Pub, January 1, 1994, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: The inhabitants of Esperanza Street, from many different cultural backgrounds, come together to fulfill Tony's dream of beautifying the neighborhood with a garden.

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Offers a full-color, lyrical invitation to a special children's garden in the city that will inspire young readers to plant their own gardens anywhere. Children's BOMC.
By Lynn Pauley (illustrator) and Carole Lexa Schaefer

Hardcover:

9780805019582 | Henry Holt & Co, January 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Children are welcome at an urban garden where they plant seeds, watch them grow, and enjoy their harvest

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