Middle Grade Book Review - Garden of Eve

Title: Garden of Eve

Written by: K. L. Going

Hardback: 232 pages

Ages: 8 to 12

Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.

ISBN: 978-0-15-205986-6

Publication: September 2007

Evie and her mom had a very special relationship where they were able to bring their imaginations into the world of magic through bedtime stories. Evie longs for the days before her mother became ill, but Montana Lemon Laws is not to be when her mother dies. In hopes of a new start Evie and her father move to Beaumont, New York where Evie takes a journey into a fairy tale of her own.

At first the dismal apple orchard that her father purchased is too dreary for Evie and to top it off it's next door to a cemetery. The events that occur after Evie meets a boy that looks just like a local boy that died, the curse of the farm and the girl that vanished, and the gift of a single seed are nothing less than spectacular.

Her father has always been a scientific man and that if there is no explanation than it cannot be real.

"Evie," he said at last, "you know I'm a realist. I always have been. I trust what I see with my eyes, and it's hard to believe anything you've told me is true..." "But I can tell you this, I'm not going to make the same mistake again. If you need a seed to find Adam and bring him home, then, by God, we're going to find a seed."

Through her journey Evie's father begins to BELIEVE in the unexpected and unexplainable.

K.L. Going Captain Marvel you in the heart and soul of Evie from the start and you'll feel the beat of your heart in your head with every word you read. Kudos to K.L. Going for this wonderful heartfelt novel!

Visit K.L. Going at: klgoing.com/klgoing.com

Donna is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and is a member of the SCBWI and The National Writing for Children Center. Using her children, extended family, and their friends as inspiration, she consistently studies the children's magazine markets for submittal of articles and short stories. Donna also continues to participate in children and young adult writing workshops and critique groups on an ongoing basis to sharpen her writing skills.

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