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17th out of 61 books
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Garden of Angels
It is 1974 and the country is still struggling to come to terms with the Vietnam War. In the small town of Conners, Georgia, Darcy has just started high school, her older sister Adel goes to weekend dances at the local Army base, and their mother tends her beautiful garden–the biggest and best in town. But Darcy’s world is soon changed forever when her mother goes to Atlan...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
January 11th 2005
by Laurel Leaf
(first published May 13th 2003)
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I could go on and on about the plot, the characters, the many pages in this book but it would not really matter. What matters is that Lurlene McDaniel wrote an amazingly good book, like she always does.
This book is set in a time that happened before most readers were even born...I should know, I was born in 1989 and the book is set in 1974-1975.
The only thing I can complain about is why couldn't McDaniel pair up Jason with Darcy? I liked how Darcy experienced "first love" and "feeling like a wo...more
This book is set in a time that happened before most readers were even born...I should know, I was born in 1989 and the book is set in 1974-1975.
The only thing I can complain about is why couldn't McDaniel pair up Jason with Darcy? I liked how Darcy experienced "first love" and "feeling like a wo...more
Although this book had an overall cute storyline and generally likable characters, I didn't particularly enjoy the book. If it says anything, I enjoyed reading it mostly because it had a fun plastic cover that made noise every time I turned a page--a perk of checking out library books!
Perhaps I am not Lurlene McDaniel's intended audience, because it seems that she has published several books of this very same nature, none of which look like something I would like to read. The plot was rather cli...more
Perhaps I am not Lurlene McDaniel's intended audience, because it seems that she has published several books of this very same nature, none of which look like something I would like to read. The plot was rather cli...more
This book was about Darcy Quinlin living in Conners. As a high school student, she lives a very hard life because of what she is going through either in school or in life. Darcy wanted to talk to her mother about the war in Vietnam during 1974 and about her mother's tests in Altanta. Darcy had grown as a daughter in the family to help her mother with her garden and to take care of her mother.
I think this book was okay. Not as good as the books that Lurlene McDaniel had written before. Throughout...more
I think this book was okay. Not as good as the books that Lurlene McDaniel had written before. Throughout...more
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I have this deep (and I’ll admit…morbid) fascination for stories with tragic characters or plots, and I’m not entirely sure why. I never really had to deal with friends dying for any reason during my childhood, so it wasn’t personal experience that intrigued me. Nevertheless, when my fourth grade teacher read us one of McDaniel’s books, I was hooked. There was something deeply captivating for me in the lives of these kids who weren’t sure they would live to see another birthday. This idea of nev...more
This was a really good book,I liked the romance, and the time and setting of the story was very interesting to me. it hit a bit close to home though. When i was five years old, mty mother was diagnosed with the early stages of breast cancer. i really don't remember a whole lot, only that i was reluctant to go the the hospital. This book showed me what would have happened if her surgery wasn't succesful. this was a very touching book, but it hit me hard.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My favorite Lurlene McDaniel book so far. I liked how the person with cancer wasn't the main character this time. The book had everything in it: death, love, secrets,marriage, babies! This book was a fantastic novel about how a girl, Darcy, and her family cope with the news that her mother has breast cancer. A powerful novel that I will recommend to those who are looking for a short, prevailing novel.
i really liked this book but what i dient like was how jason dident stay with her and what i dident like the most was how he died at the end it, the ending would have been perfectly fine if he lived but no she had to kill him and that was so sad to me, but i thought it was still such a cute book
This book is about a girl(Darcy) who has dreams of being the first one in her family to go to college. Unfortunately, her mother gets breast cancer. This book tells of how she struggles without her mother and feels lonely without her sister who leaves after marriage. Darcy now spends her time in her mother's garden and calms herself by listening to the angels there.
I give this book 3 stars simply for the fact that I read it in 8th grade. I loved it but I'm sure If I read it now I wouldn't be that interested in this novel. But young girls will enjoy it. My friends and I all read it back when we were thirteen and we all enjoyed it.
This is a pretty decent book to read. The thing i liked most about it is that it brings back Vietnam in another words it talks a bit about the Vietnam war which I learned this year is a very important war that happened back then. Big things should never fade away, always remind the world of what things has happened in the U.S. It shares deep feelings of a girl Darcy. Cancer is something that has killed many lifes today. I learned that we should all love one another because you never know when th...more
My friend told me about this book. All of Lurlene McDaniel's books are so sad, touching, and heartfelt. The story teaches about grieving, which was helpful for when my grandmother passed.
Jun 21, 2011
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This is an amazing sad heart felt story between a mother and daughter, i couldn't put this book down because it grabs your attention from the very beginning, definitely read this book
when momma dies, the only thing that keeps you together is her garden. that is where you find peace after a hard day and you can talk to mom and tell her bye one more time.
Apr 26, 2010
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This is a touching story about the love of a family for their mother; who dies of breast cancer. They show it's hard to stay strong, but they end up making it through.
I feel like I can relate to this, my own mom had breast cancer and non-hodgkins lymphoma. thank god she doesnt have the cancers anymore.
Liked it. Setting is during the time I was the age of the main character. A good book for teens to read to see how others deal with the problems of life. Mom has cancer-- and regular growing up things
Remember reading this book in the sixth grade and it was the first book to make me cry so I will like it forever
What an amazing book, first book I ever read and could not put it down. Truly a definite read!
I really like this book. It was sad and touching, but I wished Jason would have stayed with Darcy.
My first book that I read by her, and I got addicted to her beautiful yet sad work
Read it in high school for fun and remember loving it for some reason.
IT's the BEST LOVE STORY EVER!! It's also very sad too but it's SUPER GOOD!!!
McDaniel has don it again I couldn't stop crying. Love this book. <3
This is a very sad inspireing book that nobody should go thru ..
I was so mad after reading this I threw it across the room lol
So sad but really good.
Beautifully written.
Makes me cry every time
Favorite book by this author!
I bawled over the ending.
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Lurlene McDaniel (born c. 1948) is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. She is well known for writing about characters struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, and organ failure.
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“On our garden walks Mama always used to tell me, 'Angels live in gardens, Darcy.' 'Where?' I would ask, looking around for the white-winged beings I saw drawn on my Sunday school papers.
'Close your eyes and breathe deep.'
'All is smell is flowers, Mama,' I would say.
'Not so. That's the breath of the angels. And the stirrings you hear in the leaves are their wings brushing past.”
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'Close your eyes and breathe deep.'
'All is smell is flowers, Mama,' I would say.
'Not so. That's the breath of the angels. And the stirrings you hear in the leaves are their wings brushing past.”
“Each generation stamps itself onto the next one. The impression is indelible. Like the flowers in my mother's gardens that come and go with the changing seasons, life re-creates itself. And the best of life must be nurtured if it is to thrive.”
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