Seed Savers: Lily

Book 2 of the Seed Savers Series!

Title: Seed Savers: Lily

Author: Sandra Smith

Publisher: Flying Books House

ISBN: 9781943345090

Review:

In book one of Seed Savers readers learned about Clare, Dante and Lily. With the help of their friend Ana they learned about a secret society of seed savers and are now learning how to save seeds and plant gardens to grow food. But it’s illegal and GRIM is on their trail which is why Clare and Dante fled to the “Garden State” because Lily was missing. Now readers will learn what happened to Lily.

Lily had been checking on her hidden garden in the nearby park when she saw GRIM at Clare and Dante’s home. She remained hidden and panicked. After speaking with Ana, who calmed her nerves, she learned a little more about the incident. Now, Lily continued to learn more from Ana and had also acquired a new friends and fellow gardeners named Rose and Arturo. She also learned that her father helped start the seed savers group. Not only that, he was alive and well when she thought he had died and that her mom was apart of the same movement but stopped because of GRIM. Lily has a lot more to learn about the seed savers and how she will carry on the tradition. She will also need to get the help of Clare and Dante if she can find them.

This second book in the Seed Savers series by author Sandra Smith provides a lot for young readers to ponder as this dystopian world could happen today. Readers will enjoy discovering how food is grown and can put themselves in the situation of the characters and discuss what they would do. Parents and teachers can use this as a read-a-loud and open up dialogue about food sources and how kids can learn to plant and grow their own food.