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The Gardener | David Small, Sarah Stewart

“Things were hard in the city, and there were no jobs for my uncle.”

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The Gardener | David Small, Sarah Stewart

This book would be useful for teaching about the importance of community, and the ways individuals can effect change in their surroundings.

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The Gardener | David Small, Sarah Stewart
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Historical Fiction
Published 1997
This book tells the story of a young girl named Lydia who moves to the city to live with her uncle during the Great Depression. She is passionate about gardening and brings joy to those around her through her garden. The story accurately shows the challenges of the era, such as economic hardship and social struggles.

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Miss Maple's Seeds | Eliza Wheeler

“Every seed has a story waiting to unfold.“

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Miss Maple's Seeds | Eliza Wheeler
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Miss Maple helps her seeds find their place in the world, teaching them about growth and possibilities.

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Miss Maple's Seeds | Eliza Wheeler

Teach about growth and nurturing. Encourage students to think about their potential and dreams.

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Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Elizabeth Von Arnim
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I see that the rest of my group who read this for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead had mixed feelings about this one & I totally understand where you all are coming from. I didn‘t love this book but found it oddly enjoyable. Elizabeth & her friend Irais were pretty funny imo & I love how she calls her husband the Man of Wrath 😆 & we don‘t even know his name (he was an ass lol). I can totally see why LMM loved it because she was absolutely crazy ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 About flowers and her garden & I‘m sure she could relate to Elizabeth as a kindred spirit. Does she talk about this book in her journals? I haven‘t gotten around to reading them yet. So like I said, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would but can understand everyone‘s complaints about it. 🤓 4⭐️ #HauntedShelf #FrightClub #TBRread #LMM @Jadams89 (edited) 3w
BarbaraJean Yes, LMM does talk about it in her journals! (That's the main reason I added it to our buddy read) She loved it and said Elizabeth was her “twin soul“ when it came to gardening 😊 3w
JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean awesome, I had a feeling! I‘ve read a bunch of books about LMM and she was obsessed with flowers & gardening & was an amateur photographer as well. If you haven‘t read this one I‘d highly recommend it 3w
BarbaraJean I've had that one on my list!! I think I've seen it on Hoopla. Maybe we'll have to add it into the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead sometime in 2025! 3w
JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean awesome! They have a bunch of LMM‘s photographs in this book, the ones she took of her gardens. 3w
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Elizabeth Von Arnim
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BarbaraJean 💜💜Yes! I love this! 3w
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Elizabeth Von Arnim
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

🌹What memorable scenes or quotes stand out to you from the second half of the book? The book overall?

🌸Any further thoughts you‘d like to share?

🌷There are two other “Elizabeth” books: “The Solitary Summer” and “The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen.” Are you interested in reading more of Elizabeth?

BarbaraJean I went back through my highlights in my ebook version, and found several passages I thought were hilarious! I loved the part where Elizabeth narrates what a big deal birthdays are in Germany and how she always tries to avoid them... and how she and Irais always exchange the same exact two presents back and forth every year 😂 1mo
BarbaraJean I also loved this: “I certainly prefer buying new rose-trees to new dresses, if I cannot comfortably have both; and I see a time coming when the passion for my garden will have taken such a hold on me that I shall not only entirely cease buying more clothes, but begin to sell those that I already have.“ I feel the same way about books vs. clothes 😆 1mo
BarbaraJean And, I do still want to read other books by Von Arnim--but not the other two “Elizabeth“ ones any time soon! The Enchanted April has been high on my list for a while, and that's probably the Von Arnim I'll pick up next. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks I actually also had several passages that I thought were lovely or that really struck a chord. Her thoughts on the way people always show up just when you least want them to, or how you have to wait an entire year before you find out whether your garden experiment is going to work or not - things like that I found so relatable. 1mo
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Elizabeth Von Arnim
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

We all seem to agree that we don‘t quite feel LMM‘s enthusiasm over Elizabeth, but can see why she did! Are there books that you‘ve accidentally come across like LMM found Elizabeth—and wished you‘d found earlier?

LeahBergen I ADORE Elizabeth von Arnim and this is ‘hands down‘ my least favourite of her books. 😆 1mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Oh dear. This is making me even less likely to read it. 1mo
BarbaraJean @LeahBergen 😂 😂 That's oddly encouraging... good to know I don't need to scratch Enchanted April off my TBR! 1mo
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willaful @BarbaraJean @LeahBergen Also not a big fan of this one. Enchanted April is lovely and my fav is Fraulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther. Vera is creepy AF! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks @LeahBergen @willaful - I wasn't sure if I wanted to read Enchanted April after finding this one so meh, but you're definitely encouraging me to keep it on my list!! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks There have definitely been books I've found and wondered how I missed them growing up - the Swallows and Amazons books come to mind; I love them soooo much and only just read them for the first time a few years ago! The Scent of Water (Elizabeth Goudge) is another one that comes to mind - that book hit me at the exact right moment in my life, but everyone I've recommended it to has been really ambivalent towards it. 1mo
willaful @TheAromaofBooks Oh, I loved Goudge and don't think I ever found that one! Will have to see if it's available. 1mo
willaful Oh my goodness, I didn't realize she had been digitized and was in the library! I think she'll be on next year's #BacklistReadathon list! 1mo
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Ohhh, Swallows and Amazons is still on my TBR! I have a feeling I'll feel similarly about them! And I want to read more Elizabeth Goudge. Pilgrim's Inn and The Dean's Watch have been on my TBR for ages. One of the ones I wish I'd read earlier is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It never seemed like “my thing“ but when I finally listened to all the recommendations and read it, I LOVED it. 1mo
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Oops. Sorry! 😆 1mo
LeahBergen @TheAromaofBooks The Enchanted April is so much better! And I just recently bought a copy of Swallows and Amazons as it‘s one I missed as a child, too. 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful @BarbaraJean I haven‘t read Fraulein yet but I also really liked Christopher and Columbus. Expiation is really good, too. (edited) 1mo
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