Seed Savers-Treasure: 1

What a fun-to-read series that teaches the importance of growing our own food. It leaves young readers excited to read the next one! Midwest Book ReviewMoms Choice Gold AwardBenjamin Franklin Silver AwardTwo kids two bikes and an idea they can change their world. Its 2077. Theres no apocalypse but some things are different. Things like the weather the internet and food. In twelve-year-old Clares world blueberry is just a flavor and apples are found only in fairy tales. Then one day Clare meets a woman who teaches her about seeds and real food. Ana tempts Clare with the notion that food exists other than the square packaged food she has always known. With Anas guidance Clare and her friends learn about seeds and gardening despite suspicions that such actions are illegal. When the authorities discover the childrens forbidden tomato plant and arrest their mother Clare and her brother flee. Clare has heard of a place called The Garden State and with their bikes a little money and backpacks the children begin a lonely cross-country journey that tests them both physically and spiritually. Will they succeed in their quest to find a place of food freedom? And can they only children help change the world? A gentle dystopian. First in a five-book series.