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Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop
By Quattlebaum, Mary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-114-0 978-0-38590-139-0
- Publisher
- Delacorte
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2004
Gr 3-5 Jackson Jones is back with the same authentic voice and enthusiasm for life, but this time he's up to his elbows in dirt. His mother, concerned that he is too much of a city boy, gives him a plot in the community garden for his 10th birthday. While he digs, sows, waters, and waits, his crop...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2004
In Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns, Jackson's tenth birthday present from his mother was not the basketball for which he longed but a plot in a community garden. Now, later that same summer, the city garden is under threat when a land developer wants to build apartments on the site. Jackson's personal safety feels threatened as well, as his enemy, "Blood" Gr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
