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The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children''s Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.

From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.

Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers'' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small''s illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.

The Gardener

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    A Hardback by Sarah Stewart

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      Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
      Published 30 August 1997
      ISBN-13 9780374325176
      978-0374325176
      ISBN-10 0374325170

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children''s Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.

      From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.

      Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers'' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small''s illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.

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