Seed Author: Lewis, Caryl | ||
Price: $21.88 |
Summary:
Life is tough at home for Marty, but his eccentric grandad has a plan up his sleeve to give him hope that involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.
Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.70 Points: 6.0 Quiz: 521335 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (03/01/22)
Booklist (05/01/22)
The Hornbook (00/07/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2022 Marty’s mother, who struggles with hoarding, works hard to clear out the house, only to relapse, weeping and dragging everything back inside. The next day, Marty moves into his grandfather’s small apartment for a while. When Grandad gives him a large seed for his birthday, the amount of enthusiasm the boy conjures is proportional to his love for his grandfather, a gardener and inventor with big dreams. Marty has recently made his first real friend: Gracie, an aspiring dancer who copes well with deafness thanks to her lipreading skills and cochlear implant. Gradually revealed to Marty and Gracie, Grandad’s latest mad scheme involves a gigantic pumpkin and a perilous journey. Lewis creates interesting characters, young and old, and vividly portrays them with well-chosen words. Beguiled by Grandad’s charm offensive at a parent-teacher conference, the school administrator is described as “looking like she’d been in an accident with a charismatic steamroller.” The well-paced story gathers momentum as it moves toward the fulfillment of Grandad’s mysterious plan through a grand adventure, and it concludes with contentment and hope. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.