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Where the Lilies Bloom

by Vera and Bill Cleaver

Middle grade · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 820L

Why we'd hand it over

A Newbery winner that refuses to sentimentalize rural poverty or childhood responsibility—Mary Call is resourceful, angry, and utterly real, and readers finish understanding what adults ask of kids in crisis.

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Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver (ages 10–14) — ChapterScout