Jacksonville Public Library

Moongarden, Michelle A. Barry

eng

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fiction

Moongarden

1336461829

Michelle A. Barry

Plotting the stars, 1

"Centuries ago, Earth's plants turned deadly, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes. Myra Hodger is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon and she's crumbling under the pressure. She doesn't fit in, and worse, the tattoos that signal her Number Whisperer magic aren't developing. In her heart, she knows she doesn't have a Creer, and soon, everyone else will, too. Wandering the halls while cutting class, she discovers a secret lab hidden behind one of the unused classrooms and, beyond that, a secret garden overflowing with plants. Dangerous toxic plants. As she learns more about the garden, Myra begins to wonder if she does have a Creer after all -- one that dies out when the Earth did. One that could help solve the food shortages the government doesn't want anyone to know about. Re-envisioning <i>The Secret Garden</i> for a new generation, <i>Moongarden</i> weaves together STEAM themes and intense social pressures in a stunning series starter, and introduces a dynamic heroine who might just grow a revolution." --Book jacket

juvenile