Thanks to Grenna, her grandmother and surrogate mother, March Anne has learned everything she needs to know about seeds, vine pruning, and harvesting melons and pumpkins. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. |a In the wake of his father's sudden death, twelve-year-old Finn feels he is becoming invisible as his hair and skin become whiter by the day, and so he writes and illustrates a book to try to understand what is happening and to hold on to himself and his father. Twelve-year-old March Anne Tanner's life is tied to the simple rhythms and cycles of the watermelon farm in Jubilee, Georgia, that she has grown up on. Hummingbird is written by Kimberly Greene Angle and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). |a New York : |b Atheneum Books for Young Readers, |c 2008. |a The last invisible boy / |c written by Evan Kuhlman illustrated by J.P.

This is a charming story for teens who like realistic fiction. As her grandmother s health begins to fade, March Anne needs to delve deep into the stories and confront her past in a way she never has before. The more her grandmother tells her same stories over and over the less March Anne seems to know whether it s her family history or how to make watermelon pickles. Hummingbird Kimberly Greene Angle 3.82 142 ratings38 reviews Want to read Kindle 11.99 Rate this book Twelve-year-old March Anne Tanner’s life is tied to the simple rhythms and cycles of the watermelon farm in Jubilee, Georgia, that she has grown up on. But, the secret names are the least of the mysteries in March Anne s life.

At the change of each season, March Anne and her friends meet at a tulip poplar tree and change their names. Paralleling the passing of the seasons, this debut novel tenderly portrays the cycle of life with its attendant joy. March Anne Tanner lives in Jubilee, GA with her brother, father and grandmother. /rebates/2fHummingbird-Kimberly-Greene-Angle2fbook2f10486472&. Take a secret society, a hawk-tracking boy, a hummingbird in winter and plunk them down in a watermelon patch and you have the makings of a wonderful coming of age story.

Hummingbird by kimberly greene angle