Despite the high stakes

" —Horn Book (starred review)

that suddenly the song makes sense

and of course

the story begins with the death of its titular character

Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden Natasha Tripplett Despite the high stakesEverything Grows in Jiddos Garden is the story of a young Palestinian girl and her Jiddoher Grandpa! Jiddos garden is a wonder. In it grows so many amazing thingsto see, smell, and taste. But helping him to tend the garden teaches this young girl about even more than fig trees. It gives her a chance to discover just who she is. Many years ago, like so many Palestinians, her family was forced to leave their homeland. But Jiddo shows her how, until they