Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose

by Leszczynski, Diana

Product Description Ferns mother, an eccentric botanist, disappears one day while attending to a mysterious silver rose. Then Fern discovers she has a special ability to communicate with plants. With their help, maybe she can find her mother once again. Review Fern's search for her mother and the decisions she is forced to make add depth to her character, and her growth in her communication with plants is realistic and intriguing.-- "School Library Journal" With clever, witty narration, a likable and earnest main character and a plant community filled with unique personalities, this one's coming up roses.-- "Kirkus Reviews" About the Author Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose is Diane Leszczynski's first novel. She lives in California. Kate Reading is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received dozens of Earphones Awards. She has been named by AudioFile magazine as a Voice of the Century, as well as the Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy in 2008 and 2009 and Best Voice in Biography & Culture in 2010. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others.

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