Me and the Pumpkin Queen
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061140244 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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And growing giant pumpkins is way more interesting than boys or clothes or the other girly things Aunt Arlene wants her to like. Her aunt Arlene thinks she's obsessed, but Mildred prefers to think of herself as focused. Maybe this will finally be her year.. It's not easy, especially with dogs who don't realize how delicate seedlings are, and tornadoes that could destroy months of work, and most people thinking that an eleven-year-old doesn't stand a chance. It's just something she has to do.Mildred has always dreamed of growing a one-thousand-pound pumpkin to enter in her town's Pumpkin Show. She's been trying for four long growing seasons—ever since her mama died—and every one has ended in disaster. But Daddy believes in Mildred, and so does her best friend, Jacob
She participated in many Pumpkin Show parades as a child, but never tried growing her own giant pumpkin. But after writing Me and the Pumpkin Queen, she planted her own Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant seed and grew a 250-pounder, pictured above, that took fifth prize in her local fair. Marlane Kennedy is also the author of The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes.
sweet & real I spotted this @ the bkstore sometime back & ordered it for my 9 1/2 yr old sweet & real reader mother I spotted this @ the bkstore sometime back & ordered it for my 9 1/2 yr old 4th grade daughter to read this fall. She read most of it out loud to me, & we could barely put it down. The end brought tears to my eyes. If you like Beverly Cleary's Ramona bks, &/or Deborah Wiles' Ruby Lavender & Each Little Bird Th. th grade daughter to read this fall. She read most of it out loud to me, & we could barely put it down. The end brought tears to my eyes. If you like Beverly Cleary's Ramona bks, &/or Deborah Wiles' Ruby Lavender & Each Little Bird Th. The Letter Lady said A delightful story about determination & being true to yourself. I am a former 1st, A delightful story about determination & being true to yourself The Letter Lady I am a former 1st, 4th and 5th grade teacher. I now teach graduate level courses to future teachers preparing to teach elementary school. Me and the Pumpkin Queen is delightful from start to finish and I wish that I had it when I taught 4th and 5th grade years ago. I believe my advanced readers as well as my r. th and 5th grade teacher. I now teach graduate level courses to future teachers preparing to teach elementary school. Me and the Pumpkin Queen is delightful from start to finish and I wish that I had it when I taught A delightful story about determination & being true to yourself The Letter Lady I am a former 1st, 4th and 5th grade teacher. I now teach graduate level courses to future teachers preparing to teach elementary school. Me and the Pumpkin Queen is delightful from start to finish and I wish that I had it when I taught 4th and 5th grade years ago. I believe my advanced readers as well as my r. th and 5th grade years ago. I believe my advanced readers as well as my r. Endearing, Heartwarming-great read RJ McGill I recommend this book to all children of the age specified and/or parents, teachers, after school directors, baby-sitters - well you get the idea Anyone who spends time with children, this is a wonderful read, meant to be shared and savoured.To honor her Mom, eleven year old Mildred is determined to win the Ci
Told in a first-person narrative, this novel offers a step-by-step, detailed explanation of how to grow giant pumpkins. Fortunately, there is more: Mildred's prickly relationship with her aunt; her satisfying bond with her veterinarian father (a rather graphic description of a calve's birthing is included); and a little about her friendship with other kids. Cooper, Ilene . She died when the 11-year-old was only six. Interestingly, even readers with no particular interest in the topic are likely to be drawn in by Kennedy's straightforward narrative, as solid and unadorned as a pumpkin, yet lovely in its own way. "I don't think I'm abnormally obsessive," Mildred says as the book opens, but frankly, anyone reading her story might beg to diffe