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Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett (1911)
This novel offers middle-grade readers a story in which a lost garden heals the isolation, grief, and illness of a British aristocrat and his son and niece at the turn of the 20th century.
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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (1945)
This novel offers older readers a candid look at the lives of working-class characters in a California town as they work together to support one another.
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Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (2017)
This offers high school or adult readers a modern retelling of Antigone told from multiple perspectives and is set in Britain, Pakistan, and ISIS-occupied Syria.
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1989)
This offers high school and adult readers a multi-perspective novel that explores the meaning of family, identity, and the circumstances that might posthumously mend the relationship between a mother and daughter.
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Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)
“A West Sider Saw Her Neighborhood Decline. Now, She and Her Family Are Rebuilding and Starting a Community Garden” by Trey Arline (2023)
This article from Block Club Chicago describes the transformative power of gardening in a report on a real urban revitalization project in Westside Chicago spearheaded by Elaine Bell-Quinn.
“Grown From the Past: A Short History of Community Gardening in the United States” curated by Joe Cialdella
This Smithsonian history of community gardens provides a sociohistorical perspective on the evolution and continuing importance of community gardening in the United States.
Video & Podcast Resources
“The Myth of Hades and Persephone”
This animated TED-Ed video by Iseult Gillespie retells the story of Hades and Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture.
Other Relevant Media Resources
American Community Gardening Association
This website offers resources for building or finding gardening projects in cities across the United States.
“Starting a School Garden Program: Overview”
This website for the non-profit Kids Gardening offers grants, project management resources, and curriculum for those seeking to create or better utilize a school gardening program.
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