Battle+of+the+Books

Battle of the Books
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On this page, add book titles in "heading 4" from the above drop down menu. Then in "normal" font, list questions (with answers) about that book: characters, setting, plot, theme...... You may add questions to existing posts as well. Questions may be worded as below, or changed to a "In what book does _______ happen?" format. (Example: In what book does a girl, whose family is from Vietnam, start a garden to honor her father?)

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Kim, the girl who starts the garden, lives in the apartments. What country was her family from? (Vietnam)

Gonzalo sees his uncle, Tio Juan, as a baby because he doesn't fit in to the American culture. Later, Gonzalo says Tio Juan had "changed from a baby back into a man." What caused that change? (Gonzalo's mom bought seeds and a trowel for Tio Juan, and he taught Gonzalo to plant a garden)

Virgil and his taxi-driving dad plant a huge section of the garden to make money. What crop did they plant? (lettuce)

What does Curtis plant to try to get the attention of Lateesha? (tomatoes)

What does the garden do for the community? (it brings them together, helps them see eachother as people)