Where the Watermelons Grow | 
Thank you Lise for the lovely bookmark! I love watermelons and this is so cute and playful! It's perfect for a great summer read! 🍉 #LitsyCrafters
By the way everyone I sent out all the bookmarks last week. I hope they arrive safe and sound!
Written with tenderness and sincerity. 12 year old Della grapples with how to accept and support her mama whose struggling with mental illness. Book 21 #MGMarch. #middlegrademarch
pickSuch an important novel about the affect of a parent‘s mental health on a child. Sensitive and well done.
#MGMarch book 8
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I would recommend this book as an introduction to mental illness, for young readers.
Another beautiful book for my home state. #NC #NorthCarolina #MiddleGradeMay @SaturnDoo @megnews
#FridayNightBookClub
Cheers to Friday night! Finishing up Voracious and curling up with today's library finds.
so-so"Sometimes when things are bad for me, books get to be some of my best friends," Miss Lorena said, smiling like she could read my thoughts. "Maybe this one can be yours."
A twelve year old grapples with her mother's schizophrenia and takes on the weight of her world in hopes of saving her mother.
pickThis book is as Southern as sweet tea and that trademark honesty that I imagine all southerners have. I wish I had read a book like this as a kid. In the 70's and 80's all of tv and books contained "normal" families (except for After School Specials) and all kids can benefit from knowing that all families have challenges and that reaching out to friends and family will help.
pickI knew this one was about a girl coming to terms with her mother‘s mental illness... but I didn‘t expect to be swept away about a story of forgiveness, love, motherhood, acceptance, and how we are always surrounded by the blessing of Mamas (biological and otherwise). I laughed, I cried, I felt filled. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book, y‘all. Been reading it to my wife on our anniversary trip, and it‘s just wonderful. Highly recommend. Five watermelons. 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉
