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Gr 7 Up—Elodie Buchanan grows up the eldest of 10 girls with an almost constantly absent father. Though she has never left her home village, she dreams of accompanying her father to the far-off places where he journeys in search of rare and unknown plants. Being a young woman in the 1861 English countryside, Elodie finds adventure hard to achieve. She tries instead to connect with her father by working with plants at home. She comes to love the single precious flower she miraculously gets to bloom. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1861, Elodie's plant-growing talent, impertinent interest in Darwin, and determination to keep her eight sisters from financial humiliation le...Log In or Sign Up to Read More