The Story
In Seedfolks, a neighborhood in Cleveland comes together when they ...
work together to turn a vacant lot into a community garden.
The girl who started the garden because she wanted to connect with her father who died before she was born.
Kim
Another word for empty
Vancant
Communication barriers can be broken
Tio Juan
Mr. Myles
Sam
What does Kim plant?
lima beans
Why doesn’t the city clean up the trash in the neighborhood?
It is a poor neighborhood, and the city doesn't care much about it until Leona "makes it real".
planted tomatoes in an attempt to get his ex-girlfriend back
Curtis
The lesson or moral of a story; something universal that can apply to other stories as well -- or maybe even to our own lives!
What is theme
Don't judge a book by its cover ...
Curtis / Royce / Maricella / Kim (judged by Ana) / Miss Fleck (judges everyone)
What is the name of Gonzalo's great-uncle?
Tio Juan
One thing the garden helps people accomplish in Seedfolks is:
overcoming their differences; overcoming their personal issues; teaching them important life lessons ...
Woman who couldn't leave her house for two years --she owns a dry cleaning business.
Sae Young
a remarkable set of events or circumstances without apparent connection. Synonyms: accident, a chance occurrence, an unexpected, unplanned event that can catch you off-guard and make you think, "what a small world!"
coincidence
Working with your hands in the dirt to grow something can have a healing effect in your life ...
Tio Juan / Mr. Myles / Curtis / Kim / Amir ...
Doesn't plant anything in the garden, but her suspicions and snooping lead to her helping to save Kim's lima beans
Ana
How do the gardeners in Seedfolks feel about each of their little plots?
proud and protective
The school janitor who helped Ana out when she twisted her ankle ...
Wendell
A Persian word meaning "walled garden" that Sam uses to describe the vacant lot as it turns into the beautiful, remarkable community garden.
Paradise
Individuals have the power to change things for the better in their society.
Kim planting her lima beans causes a chain reaction that turns her neighborhood into a community.
What is an inference you can make about what will happen after the book ends?
The garden will continue and possibly even have good effects on the neighborhood around it.
What does the garden symbolize to many of the characters in Seedfolks?
Hope
The teenager who sleeps in the community garden; he's homeless after his dad beat him and kicked him out, but Curtis gives him a job. Eventually, Amir tells us, he becomes a beloved member of the garden community.
Royce
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence, reasoning, and background knowledge (in that order!)
What is inference
Out of something ugly, something beautiful can grow.
The work done in the community garden by characters like Kim, Leona, Gonzalo, and Tio Juan brings everyone out of isolation to form relationships.
In what city and state does Seedfolks take place?
Cleveland, Ohio