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The Moonlight Gardeners
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 13 2025
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When 11-year-old Luna moves from the bustling city to a quiet suburban home, the last thing she expects to find is magic blooming in her backyard.
Luna hates everything about her new house, it's too quiet, too green, and nothing like the city apartment she left behind. But on her first sleepless night, she discovers an extraordinary secret: under the moonlight, the garden comes alive. Flowers talk, move, and glow with silver light. A wise tortoise keeper guards ancient knowledge. And a struggling city flower, like Luna herself, is trying to adapt to unfamiliar soil.
As Luna befriends the magical Moonlight Gardeners, dignified Midnight Lily, bouncy Starlight Daisy, elegant Moonbeam Rose, and shy Shadow Tulip, she uncovers the legacy of Ms. Moonglow, the mysterious previous owner who tended this enchanted garden for sixty years. With the garden's help, Luna begins to put down new roots while staying true to her city heart.
But when plant-obsessed classmate River starts snooping around the garden at night, Luna must decide whether to protect the garden's secret or share its magic. And when her struggling city flower friend begins to fade, Luna learns that finding home isn't about where you're planted, it's about how you grow.
Perfect for fans of Kacen Callender's Hurricane Child and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon, this enchanting middle-grade novel weaves together themes of belonging, adaptation, and the magic that blooms when we open ourselves to new beginnings.
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