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A handful of seeds

Forced into the barrio by her grandmother's death, Concepcion takes with her a legacy of chili, corn, and bean seeds and finds that they hold the key to her survival.

Main Author: Hughes, Monica.
Other Authors: Garay, Luis (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Orchard Books, 1996.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Seeds > Juvenile fiction.
Gardening > Juvenile fiction.
City and town life > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Forced into the barrio by her grandmother's death, Concepcion takes with her a legacy of chili, corn, and bean seeds and finds that they hold the key to her survival.
Physical Description: p. cm.
ISBN: 0531094987
Author Notes: Monica Hughes was born in Liverpool, England on November 3, 1925. Before joining the Women's Royal Naval Service, she lived in Egypt as a child and went to school in Scotland. During World War II, she worked on breaking German codes. In 1952, she immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and began working at Ottawa's National Research Council. She started writing survival stories and science fiction novels for young adults. Her works include the Isis trilogy and Hunter in the Dark. She won numerous awards including the Phoenix Award for literary merit. She was named to the Order of Canada in 2002. She died from a stroke on March 7, 2003 at the age of 77.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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