Tending Ben's Garden by Kim Delmar Cory ISBN 978-0-88092-xxx-x A story of stubborn sibling love click to read an excerpt... It’s 1931 and the Depression has ravaged Western Michigan. Twelve year old Kate suffers through losing the family farm to the bank and the death of her father. Yet it is when her 5 year old brother, Ben, is sent away that Kate’s journey of survival truly starts. What will she do to bring her Ben home? Why does she continue to tend his garden when all seems lost?

REVIEW of TENDING BEN'S GARDEN

"My name is Jan Wild and I am a member of the Libres group. I was sent your book "Tending Ben's Garden". All I can say is WELL DONE!! I loved the book...I loved Kate's determination. She never wanted to accept that Ben was gone for good...The special bond they share is pure in the sense that Kate adored Ben for who he was. She understood him better than anyone else, and accepted him for the unique person he was. That love jumps out from the pages…It's heartwarming and heart wrenching. I love that in a story, I want to feel emotion when I read, and I certainly got that from your book.

I would definitely recommend this book to everyone I know.

Sincerely,

Jan Wild
Clarenceville Middle School
Media Tech"

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Check out my interview on writer Deborah Diesen's Blog!! Thanks, Deborah!

http://jumpingthecandlestick.blogspot.com/2009/08/michigander-monday-kim-delmar-cory.html

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On February 9th I will be presenting to 2nd graders at Winchester Elementary School in Northville on generating writing ideas. Let's sharpen those pencils!

On Saturday,February 20th I will be a judge for the History Day event for grades 7-8 in Traverse City. Then Sunday, the 21st, I will be signing books and giving a workshop on writing children's fiction at the amazing Horizon Books in Traverse from 1-3. A busy weekend in the Northern regions!

I will be participating in Churchill Elementary School of Norton Shore's Book Fair at the Barnes and Noble in Muskegon on February 26th and 27th.

On March 11th I will be presenting as a Michigan author for grades 3-5 at Winchester Elementary School as well. Yeah!

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Spend a few minutes learning about my mid grade Michigan based historical novels-Tending Ben's Garden, (Western Michigan) Home to Mackinac, (Mackinac Island) Charlie Boy (Detroit) and Lilly's Way (Muskegon). I wrote them for you!

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