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From the dramatic beginning to the equally dramatic conclusion, you’ll be caught up in all sorts of growing, from melons to apples to, most importantly, the growth we all hope for: growing into our truest selves. Scilla’s journey in this complex and surprising world fills her heart, and it will fill ours. —Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner and author of The Labors of Hercules Beal Smith’s debut novel is an exceptional example in transmuting the dedicated act of gardening to the nurturing of one’s soul. This vivid story of struggle and loss spearheaded by hope is appended with an extensive author’s note that touches upon aspects of nineteenth-century England, including horticulture, British India, dialect, and more. —Booklist (starred review) Nuanced, richly atmospheric, and exquisitely written. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Smith’s debut serves up a historical fiction tale not to be missed. . . Hand to fans of Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s The War that Saved My Life and Kate Albus’s A Place to Hang the Moon. A first purchase for all libraries. —School Library Journal (starred review)

From the dramatic beginning to the equally dramatic conclusion, you’ll be caught up in all sorts of growing, from melons to apples to, most importantly, the growth we all hope for: growing into our truest selves. Scilla’s journey in this complex and surprising world fills her heart, and it will fill ours. —Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner and author of The Labors of Hercules Beal

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Linda Joan Smith is a former magazine editor, the author of several gardening books, and a lifelong lover of libraries and children’s literature. The Peach Thief is her first novel for young readers. She lives on the central coast of California, where she enjoys lively discussions about stories of all sorts with her husband and daughter.

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