Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: NOT RECOMMENDED
13yo Scilla wants one of the peaches she can smell behind the earl’s impressive stone fence. Instead, mistaken for a boy, she is caught and made to work off the cost of her damages by scrubbing massive amounts of clay pots for the head gardener. After her penance, Scilla, or Seth as she is known, is taken on as a lowly gardener’s apprentice and finds that she really enjoys the work. She also enjoys the friendship of Phin, another apprentice.
Unfortunately a perfectly pleasant tale is marred by Scilla’s constant mooning over Phin. I got sick and tired of it very quickly but still had to endure more. While I might have recommended this as an optional choice for those that enjoy historical fiction, it is best just to pass on this one.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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