Independent Publisher Book Award
2004 · Multicultural Fic Y/A · Finalist
About This Book
Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (Soh-cheel) and her family make a home in America. Xochitl misses her family's small flower business and garden back home. By selling flowers on the street the Flores family begin to make friends with their new neighbors. But it is not until the family decides to start a nursery that Xochitl learns the value of community. Award-winning writer Jorge Argueta has crafted a moving story about a family's determination to set down roots and about their child's blooming in a new environment. Carl Angel's artwork splendidly documents this quintessentially American immigration story.
Awards
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
2003 · Picture Book · Commended
