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Random House and the colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.Įducators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Ĭover art and interior illustrations copyright © 2018 by Alexandria NeonakisĪll rights reserved. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The More Than Words double bottom line: Every purchase provides hands on job training opportunities, and all revenue supports our nonprofit to empower youth to take charge of their lives.This is a work of fiction. Colby Sharp, editor of The Creativity Project, teacher, and cofounder of Nerdy Book Club "A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience." "Natalie's Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression." NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR * KIRKUS REVIEWS * THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * Think THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH meets THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH. With their help, Natalie begins an uplifting journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles.Ī vibrant, loving debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Which means it's time for Natalie's friends to step up and show her that talking about a problem is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light.
Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is sure that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to love life again. There's prize money, and if she and her friends wins, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids-flowers that survive against impossible odds.
When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action."
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