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Baldwin, Cindy

Where the Watermelons Grow

250 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | July, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-266586-7 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-266588-1
(3) 4-6 North Carolina twelve-year-old Della tries everything to cure her mama's schizophrenia, even asking the Bee Lady for her magic honey that supposedly cures all kinds of problems. Della slowly realizes she can't change Mama's illness, but she can change how she feels about it. The subject matter of this story is heartbreaking, but Baldwin leavens the mood with an affectionately rendered setting, strong female characters, and plenty of hope.
Reviewer: Mariko Turk

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