"An exploration of the healing power of gardens and the importance of a healthy ecosystem. When Ana tries to take control by creating a perfect garden, she comes to realize that nature is inherently wild. In a plot of land at the edge of town, Ana grows only perfectly sized plants and perfect-looking flowers; she throws all the irregular shoots and uneven seeds over the wall into the disorderly Wild. But as her garden gets tidier, neater and more constrained, the Wild begins to grow…" -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Any Child
Content: Disability
Settings: Unspecified
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Girl/Woman, Unspecified
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, Brown-Skinned and/or Race Unspecified
Character Prominence: Background, Dominant Main