What Flowers Remember - Softcover
"Most folks probably think gardens only get tended when they're blooming. But most folks would be wrong. According to the almanac, a proper gardener does something every single month. Old Red Clancy was definitely a proper gardener. That's whyI enrolled myself in the Clancy School of Gardening. If I was going to learn about flowers, I wanted to learn from the best."
Delia and Old Red Clancy make quite a pair. He has the know-how and she has the get-up-and-go. When they dream up a seed- and flower-selling business, well, look out, Tucker's Ferry, because here they come.
But something is happening to Old Red. And the doctors say he can't be cured. He's forgetting places and names and getting cranky for no reason. As his condition worsens, Delia takes it upon herself to save as many memories as she can. Her mission is to gather Old Red's stories so that no one will forget, and she corrals everybody in town to help her.
WHAT FLOWERS REMEMBER is a story of love and loss, of a young girl coming to understand that even when people die, they live on in our minds, our hearts, and our stories.
Delia and Old Red Clancy make quite a pair. He has the know-how and she has the get-up-and-go. When they dream up a seed- and flower-selling business, well, look out, Tucker's Ferry, because here they come.
But something is happening to Old Red. And the doctors say he can't be cured. He's forgetting places and names and getting cranky for no reason. As his condition worsens, Delia takes it upon herself to save as many memories as she can. Her mission is to gather Old Red's stories so that no one will forget, and she corrals everybody in town to help her.
WHAT FLOWERS REMEMBER is a story of love and loss, of a young girl coming to understand that even when people die, they live on in our minds, our hearts, and our stories.
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About the Author:
SHANNON WIERSBITZKY was born in North Dakota but grew up in West Virginia, Florida, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. She spent her childhood summers with her grandparents. When Shannon was a young woman, her grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Shannon lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Andreas, and her two sons, Ryan and Alexander.
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"What do flowers remember? The stories of the people who cared for them, of course, as Wiersbitzky's sensitive novel compassionately conveys." - Kirkus Reviews
"Fans of wholesome, uplifting stories similar to Canfield's Chicken Soup for the Soul collections, will best enjoy this gentle reminder of the goodness of life and people." -- Voice of Youth Advocates
"There are echoes of Patricia MacLachlan in the book's period flavor (the story seems to be set thirty years or so in the past), the tenderness, and the deft writing that keeps a heart-tugging plot lovely as well as brimming with sentiment. Delia's move from grief for what she's losing to a deeper understanding of her old friend is smoothly depicted.... The story will bring new perspective for readers struggling with their own beloved elders, and the liquid joy of a serious tearjerker to anybody who likes a poignant human drama."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Recommended
"Wiersbitzky organizes the book gracefully by naming the chapters after months of the year. ...The ebb and flow of life is shown, grief is addressed, and the power of what one person can do is celebrated. Teachers may wish to consider this book for reading lists in middle school."
--Children's Literature
2015 Notable Children's Books in the English Language ArtsBank Street 2015 Best Children's Books of the Year (ages 12-14)Lamplighter Award nominee, 6th-8th, 2015-2016VOYA Magazine, Top Shelf Honoree 2014
"Fans of wholesome, uplifting stories similar to Canfield's Chicken Soup for the Soul collections, will best enjoy this gentle reminder of the goodness of life and people." -- Voice of Youth Advocates
"There are echoes of Patricia MacLachlan in the book's period flavor (the story seems to be set thirty years or so in the past), the tenderness, and the deft writing that keeps a heart-tugging plot lovely as well as brimming with sentiment. Delia's move from grief for what she's losing to a deeper understanding of her old friend is smoothly depicted.... The story will bring new perspective for readers struggling with their own beloved elders, and the liquid joy of a serious tearjerker to anybody who likes a poignant human drama."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Recommended
"Wiersbitzky organizes the book gracefully by naming the chapters after months of the year. ...The ebb and flow of life is shown, grief is addressed, and the power of what one person can do is celebrated. Teachers may wish to consider this book for reading lists in middle school."
--Children's Literature
2015 Notable Children's Books in the English Language ArtsBank Street 2015 Best Children's Books of the Year (ages 12-14)Lamplighter Award nominee, 6th-8th, 2015-2016VOYA Magazine, Top Shelf Honoree 2014
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- Publishernamelos
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1608981673
- ISBN 13 9781608981670
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages158
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