Where the Watermelons Grow
Publisher
Harper
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062665867
Pages
245 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Twelve-year-old Della Kelly of Maryville, North Carolina, tries to come to terms with her mother's mental illness while her father struggles to save the farm from a record-breaking drought.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
1020L
Diversity Topics
Health & Disability; Mental illness; schizophrenia
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Undetermined
Awards
Association for Mormon Letters Awards, 2018, Finalist, Middle Grade Novels
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Oregon Spirit Book Award, 2018, Honorable Book, Middle Reader
Keywords
family; struggle; hope; farm; parents; drought; sisters; magic; bees; bee keeper
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Baldwin, Cindy, "Where the Watermelons Grow" (2018). Diverse Families. 2258.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2258