Lily's Victory Garden

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 City. Robert Gantt Steele has illustrated many projects and books about the American experience. He is particularly interested in military and WWII history. Robert lives in northern California.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 02/17/2010
ISBN: 9781585364503
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.30w x 0.50d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 318 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136390 / Lily's Victory Garden
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5