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Lily's Victory Garden (Tales of Young Americans) by Helen L. Wilbur is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to apply. But when the garden club president tells her she's too young to participate, Lily refuses to give up. She knows where there's a house with a big yard. The Bishops live in the largest house in town. It also has the largest yard. But the Bishops' son was the first soldier from the town to die in the war. Now Mrs. Bishop has hidden herself away in their house. When Lily asks Mr. Bishop for the use of a small plot within his yard, his grudging approval comes with the stern warning, "No bothering Mrs. Bishop." As Lily nurtures her garden, she discovers that the human heart is its own garden, with the same needs for attention and love. A former librarian, Helen L. Wilbur now works on the electronic side of the publishing world. Lily's Victory Garden was inspired by family stories of life on the home front during WWII. Helen also authored M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet. She lives in New York...

Who reads Lily's Victory Garden (Tales of Young Americans)?

Author

Helen L. Wilbur

Publisher

Sleeping Bear Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585364503

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, History

Rating

3.9 / 5 (46 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14