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The Lost Flower Children
- Author
- Janet Taylor Lisle
- Narrator
- Caitlin Davies
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2012
- Run Time
- 2 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Motherless Olivia and Nellie go to live with their elderly Great-Aunt Minty, who knows little about children, but a lot about her overgrown garden. Then one day, Olivia finds an old teacup in a flowerbed—and later, an old story about eight children transformed into flowers. Only the person who finds their teacups can bring them back. Now the two sisters know what they must do.
Critics Review
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“In this short tale, Lisle has created a warmly satisfying story of lost things—and people—waiting to be found.”
School Library Journal (starred review)
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“Humorous, poignant, and magical, this story has a fantastical, creative story-within-a-story, characters of depth and appeal, and an irresistible mystery resulting in personal transformation.”
Booklist (starred review)
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“A tale that seamlessly weaves the longings of two motherless children with the possibilities of the imagination.”
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Details
- Author
- Janet Taylor Lisle
- Narrator
- Caitlin Davies
- Duration
- 2 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2012
- ISBN
- 9781620645390
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Motherless Olivia and Nellie go to live with their elderly Great-Aunt Minty, who knows little about children, but a lot about her overgrown garden. Then one day, Olivia finds an old teacup in a flowerbed—and later, an old story about eight children transformed into flowers. Only the person who finds their teacups can bring them back. Now the two sisters know what they must do.
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