| Author | Juanita Havill |
| Title | Grow |
| Illustrator | Stanislawa Kodman |
| Readability Score | 4.8 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subgenre | Novel in verse |
| Theme | Children can learn how important dreams are as well as being part of their community. |
| Primary and Secondary Characters | Primary: Berneetha and Kate Secondary: Kate's mom, Harlan, Chitra, Tony |
| Award(s) and Date of Publication | 2008 |
| Publishing Company | Peachtree Publishers |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-56145-441-9 |
| Summary | This story is about Berneeta's drea of building a community garden. Young Kate helps her prepare the lot and plant. As the garden grows they are confronted with it being made into a parking lot. The community comes together and creates Plan B- transporting and transplanting the garden to a new location. |
| Description of how you would use the book | I would use this book when teaching figuartive language, poetry. It can also be used as a mentor book to spur on students to become more involved in their communities. |
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