" --Seth Meyers

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

" —Horn Book (starred review)

But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child

the story begins with the death of its titular character

Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden Natasha Tripplett " --Seth MeyersEverything Grows in Jiddos Garden is the story of a young Palestinian girl and her Jiddoher Grandpa! Jiddos garden is a wonder. In it grows so many amazing thingsto see, smell, and taste. But helping him to tend the garden teaches this young girl about even more than fig trees. It gives her a chance to discover just who she is. Many years ago, like so many Palestinians, her family was forced to leave their homeland. But Jiddo shows her how, until they