This verse novel about the creation of a community garden reveals the
extraordinary magic that occurs when ordinary people work together.
Everything about Berneetha is big--especially her dreams. And when
Berneetha decides to create a garden on a vacant lot, twelve-year-old
Kate Sibley just has to help make that dream a reality. At first the
neighbors think Kate and Berneetha are crazy, but slowly a community
begins to grow, much like the plants do.
But just as the garden and Kate are both beginning to bloom, a sign goes
up: a parking garage will be built on the lot. Can Kate and Berneetha
and their friends keep the garden and the dream alive?
Award-winning author Juanita Havill's story of a community garden in an
urban neighborhood is told through the eyes of an impressionable girl in
a series of richly detailed prose poems. The result is an affecting,
lasting portrait of community life and the power of shared commitment
and hope.