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This year we read Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. It was a book about a poorer neighborhood that didn't have lots of connections with each other in Cleveland, Ohio. A girl planted Lima bean seeds, then lots of people started planting vegetables and fruits and it turned into a big community garden. The book talked about each character and how they joined the garden in separate chapters. Some of our favorites were Royce who was a strong guy that was hired to protect the garden from people who might want to steal the fruits and vegetables. Another one was Curtis who was a big strong guy who planted tomatoes so his ex-girlfriend, Latisha, could see them and want to date him again. Part of the book we liked was that in every chapter there were new friends getting made and more neighbors joining the garden.
By Connor F and Charles H
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