Her debut middle grade novel, WHERE THE WATERMELONS GROW, received multiple starred reviews and was an Indies Introduce title, Indie Next pick, Bank Street Best Book of , and Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club selection. Her second book, BEGINNERS WELCOME, will be published February 11th, (PS, Goodreads friends!/5. · Parents need to know that Where the Watermelons Grow, by debut author Cindy Baldwin, is a novel about a family touched by mental illness. It's narrated by year-old Della in a first-person, soft, North Carolina drawl.5/5. 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.
★ "Cindy Baldwin's graceful debut is an ode to family and community. Hints of sweet magical realism touch Where the Watermelons Grow, balancing this exquisite novel's bittersweet authenticity." — Shelf Awareness (starred review) ★ "In her debut novel, Baldwin presents a realistic portrayal of life with a mentally ill parent.". This story's as sweet as Della's daddy's watermelons but never saccharine., Cindy Baldwin's graceful debut is an ode to family and community. Hints of sweet magical realism touch Where the Watermelons Grow, balancing this exquisite novel's bittersweet authenticity., Della's story is a reminder that even under the toughest rinds of trouble,s we. ― Cindy Baldwin, Where the Watermelons Grow. 0 likes. Like "What I wanted was a cure—not something that would work for just a year or two at a time, like Mama's medicines. Something that would heal forever, so we never had to worry again.".
Cindy Baldwin the author of the critically acclaimed novel WHERE THE WATERMELONS GROW (an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor, Indies Introduce title, and Indie Next selection), BEGINNERS WELCOME, and THE STARS OF WHISTLING RIDGE. She lives just outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. Read more Read less. Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin. Where the Watermelons Grow. Cindy Baldwin, Author. HarperCollins, Fiction, Jul. 3, Suitable for Ages: Themes: Schizophrenia, Mental Illness, Family Relationships, Guilt, Courage, Farm Life, Friendship. Publisher’s Synopsis: 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. 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 diggin.
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