Sorrel Fallowfield is so good at being good that teachers come to her when they need help remembering the school rules — and there are LOTS. Luckily, Sorrel doesn’t have any trouble following them, until the day she discovers a faded packet of Surprising Seeds buried under a tree in her backyard.
Now she’s hearing voices, seeing things, experiencing an almost unstoppable urge to plant the Seeds in some very unusual places… and completely failing to win her school’s competition to find The Most Obedient Child of the School. And all that’s before flowers start growing out of her head…
This beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn’t fit in, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more color and wildness in their lives.
"When Sorrel unearths a packet of Surprising Seeds from under a concrete slab in her patio, she sets off on a mission to plant and nurture them. After they fail to come to life in dirt, she is compelled by an outside force to grow them right on her own head and that of best friend Neena. Grow they do — into a mop of flowers and vegetables — and it doesn’t stop there. Sorrel learns about the history and enchanted magic of Agatha Strangeways and the lush fields and wildflowers she tended that once ruled their now concrete-laden English town of Little Sterilis.... Part cautionary tale, part folktale, this is a leisurely, imaginative read." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 10 - 13 |
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Author | Nicola Skinner |
Illustrator | Flavia Sorrentino |
ISBN | 000848869X |
Publication Date | Mar 1, 2022 |
Publisher | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks |
Language | English |