In "The Year of the Garden" by Andrea Cheng, young protagonist Anna navigates the complexities of friendship, family, and self-discovery during one transformative summer. As Anna's relationship with her grandmother grows deeper, she finds solace and purpose in a garden they cultivate together. Through the rhythms of planting, nurturing, and harvesting, Anna learns valuable life lessons about patience, resilience, and the beauty of growth. The summer unfolds with challenges and triumphs, as Anna embraces her identity and the changing dynamics of her friendships, all set against the backdrop of a garden that flourishes in tandem with her journey. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Anna Wang Novels .

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 0-11 years.

There are 133 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Houghton Mifflin .

PATRICE BARTON found her artisitic talents at the young age of three, when she was foun creating a mural on the dining room wall with a pastry brush and a can of Crisco! Her passion for art grew and she earned a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas, where she now lives with her husband and son. Clients Patrice has worked with include QED, Scholastic Book Club and National Geographic. Andrea Cheng is the daughter of Hungarian immigrants, and grew up among extended family -- all Holocaust survivors. She lives in Cincinnati.