Where the Watermelons Grow
Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins Publishers on January 7, 2020. This 272-page book is presented in English and explores the challenges faced by twelve-year-old Della Kelly as she navigates her mother’s mental illness. Della’s journey begins when she discovers her mother in a troubling state, prompting her to confront the possibility of her mother’s hospitalization once again.
Readers will find a poignant narrative that delves into themes of family, acceptance, and healing. As Della grapples with her mother’s condition and the strain it places on their farm life, she seeks a solution through the Bee Lady’s magic honey, only to learn that true healing may require her to embrace her mother’s reality. This middle-grade story touches on social topics and the complexities of familial relationships, making it a thoughtful exploration of love and understanding in difficult circumstances.
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Fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and A Snicker of Magic will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin’s debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother’s mental illness. An Oregon Spirit Award Honor book.
When twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously digging black seeds from a watermelon in the middle of the night and talking to people who aren’t there, Della worries that it’s happening again–that the sickness that put her mama in the hospital four years ago is back. That her mama is going to be hospitalized for months like she was last time.
With her daddy struggling to save the farm and her mama in denial about what’s happening, it’s up to Della to heal her mama for good. And she knows just how she’ll do it: with a jar of the Bee Lady’s magic honey, which has mended the wounds and woes of Maryville, North Carolina, for generations.
But when the Bee Lady says that the solution might have less to do with fixing Mama’s brain and more to do with healing her own heart, Della must learn that love means accepting her mama just as she is.
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