{"product_id":"where-the-watermelons-grow-9780062665874","title":"Where the Watermelons Grow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Thing About Jellyfish\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Snicker of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin's debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother's mental illness.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn Oregon Spirit Award Honor book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaldwin, Cindy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCindy Baldwin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fiction writer, essayist, and poet. She grew up in North Carolina and still misses the sweet watermelons and warm accents on a daily basis. As a middle schooler, she kept a book under her bathroom sink to read over and over while fixing her hair or brushing her teeth, and she dreams of writing the kind of books readers can't bear to be without. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter, surrounded by tall trees and wild blackberries. \u003cem\u003eWhere the Watermelons Grow \u003c\/em\u003eis her debut novel and is followed by \u003cem\u003eBeginners Welcome\u003c\/em\u003e. Learn more about Cindy at www.cindybaldwinbooks.com.","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583472767250,"sku":"9780062665874","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_090839be-8014-476c-885a-bac502f58a7d.jpg?v=1737080813","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-the-watermelons-grow-9780062665874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}