Plant a Seed, Read! : books for tweens|Summer Reading 2026 from Multcolib KidsLike this list

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• Grow

  Reyes, Riz,

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  "Discover 15 plants and fungi with heroic powers and learn how to grow them at home. Meet their surprising relatives...and unearth their interesting stories. Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behold Our Magical Garden

  Poems Fresh From a School Garden

  Wolf, Allan,

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  There's a lot more to gardens than meets the eye! In this collection of buoyant poems filled with fun facts, young nature enthusiasts and budding gardeners are called on to help solve a mystery by the compost bin, join a Wild West-style standoff…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

  Glaser, Karina Yan,

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  When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seeds of Discovery

  How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize

  Alexander, Lori,

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  As a rare female botanist in early twentieth-century America, Barbara McClintock never let other people's notions of what was proper slow her down.

• Isabel in Bloom

  Respicio, Mae,

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  Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way.

• Plant, Cook, Eat!

  a Children's Cookbook

  Archer, Joe,

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  For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes.

• The Secret Garden on 81st Street

  a Modern Graphic Retelling of The Secret Garden

  Weir, Ivy Noelle,

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  When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, Mary moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret...her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Do Seeds Grow Into Gardens?

  a Hands-on Book About Gardening

  Grider, Clayton Tobias,

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  This question and answer book is packed with everything from fascinating facts to simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations to help you learn about how to grow popular vegetables, the plant life cycle, unique gardening methods and tips, and so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Junior Plant Lover's Handbook

  a Green Thumb Guide for Kids

  Williams, Molly (Molly E.),

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  This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants, and will help you find the right plant(s) for your personality, regardless of where you live or how much space…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Seed Is Sleepy

  Aston, Dianna Hutts,

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  A beautiful introduction to seeds.

• The Summer of June

  Sumner, Jamie,

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  Eleven-year-old June is determined to beat her anxiety and become the lion she knows she is, instead of the mouse everyone sees, and with the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-reciting soccer star, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mushroom Fan Club

  Gravel, Elise,

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  Combining her love of getting out into nature with her talent for anthropomorphizing everything, Gravel takes us on a magical tour of the forest floor and examines a handful of her favorite alien specimens up close.

• From Plant to Plate

  Gadzekpo, Darryl,

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  With more than 25 tasty recipe ideas from basil pesto pasta to squash muffins, you'll master a variety of plant-powered food that you'll love to cook and eat. You'll be taught how seeds should be planted and learn how to find the best soil for your…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tom's Midnight Garden

  Pearce, Philippa,

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  Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tom's Midnight Garden

  a Graphic Adaptation of the Philippa Pearce Classic

  Edith (Artist),

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  The graphic novel version of Tom and the garden that appears when the clock strikes thirteen.

• Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

  Martin, Jacqueline Briggs,

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  The story of former basketball star and current urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, whose vision of gardening from abandoned urban sites led to a grassroots feeding craze.

• Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

  Mannaert, Wauter,

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  Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moongarden

  Barry, Michelle A.,

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  Crumbling under the pressure at her elite school on the moon, misfit Myra Hodger discovers a lab full of toxic plants and uses her botanical magic to weed out its secrets, but quickly discovers some will do anything to take those secrets to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rewilding

  Gerlits, Lisa,

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  "With her dad gone and her mom falling into depression, the responsibility of managing the household and caring for her younger brother, Ian, falls on Joy's shoulders. Joy lives in fear that the school counselor might contact Child Protective…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Bit of Earth

  Riazi, Karuna,

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  "Difficult child Maria Latif arrives in Long Island from Pakistan to live with the strange Clayborne family where she discovers an off-limits garden that becomes a place where she finally feels at home"