My America Blooms

Inspired by the author's experience of immigrating to the U.S. from Iran, My America Blooms shares a story of hope.<br /><br />My America Blooms is a story about a young girl who is uprooted from her home in Iran. When she and her family are forced to flee Tehran, she brings a pocket of golnar petals from her beloved garden. In America, she begins to tend a new garden as she creates a new life as an immigrant. America brings friendships, community experiences, and stability, planting the seeds of hope. But every garden has its thorns--the girl must dig deep within herself to cultivate the promises of her new home.<br /><br />This hopeful story embodies the American dream in all its complexity. Fateme Mokhles' evocative, impressionistic art depicts the immigrant experience through the eyes of a child, while Nazanin Agange Ford's moving words remind all readers that they belong.<br /><br />"A lyrical, poignant immigrant story celebrating the true promise of America."<br />— Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor-winning author of Red, White, and Whole and Some of Us