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Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman; Judy Pedersen; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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ALA Best Book for Young Adults #8729; School Library Journal Best Book #8729; Publishers Weekly Best Book #8729; IRA/CBC Children's Choice #8729; NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot. Looking down on the immigrant-filled neighborhood, a Romanian woman watches suspiciously. A school janitor gets involved, then a Guatemalan family. Then muscle-bound Curtis, trying to win back Lateesha. Pregnant Maricela. Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads. Newbery-winning author Paul Fleischman uses thirteen speakers to bring to life a community garden's founding and first year. The book's short length, diverse cast, and suitability for adults as well as children have led it to be used in countless one-book reads in schools and in cities across the country. Seedfolks has been drawn upon to teach tolerance, read in ESL classes, promoted by urban gardeners, and performed in schools and on stages from South Africa to Broadway. The book's many tributaries#8212;from the author's immigrant grandfather to his adoption of two brothers from Mexico#8212;are detailed in his forthcoming memoir, No Map, Great Tri

Who reads Seedfolks?

Author

Paul Fleischman; Judy Pedersen; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780064472074

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult

Rating

3.7 / 5 (87 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14