{"product_id":"where-the-watermelons-grow-9780062665874","title":"Where the Watermelons Grow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Thing About Jellyfish\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Snicker of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin's debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother's mental illness.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn Oregon Spirit Award Honor book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously digging black seeds from a watermelon in the middle of the night and talking to people who aren't there, Della worries that it's happening again--that the sickness that put her mama in the hospital four years ago is back. That her mama is going to be hospitalized for months like she was last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her daddy struggling to save the farm and her mama in denial about what's happening, it's up to Della to heal her mama for good. And she knows just how she'll do it: with a jar of the Bee Lady's magic honey, which has mended the wounds and woes of Maryville, North Carolina, for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the Bee Lady says that the solution might have less to do with fixing Mama's brain and more to do with healing her own heart, Della must learn that love means accepting her mama just as she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cindy Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062665874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e197589 \/ Where the Watermelons Grow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaldwin, Cindy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCindy Baldwin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Watermelons Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeginners Welcome, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Stars of Whistling Ridge.\u003c\/em\u003e She is a disabled activist, cofounder of Middle Grade at Heart, and We Need Diverse Books mentor. She lives just outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. To learn more about Cindy, visit cindybaldwinbooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Cindy Baldwin \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363906072733,"sku":"9780062665874","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_24cc17d1-e7a0-4f18-ae1c-8a99aab0ad78.jpg?v=1780429572","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/where-the-watermelons-grow-9780062665874","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}