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Isabel in Bloom

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio
Read by Danice Cabanela and Mae Respicio

By Mae Respicio
Read by Danice Cabanela and Mae Respicio

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Apr 08, 2025 | ISBN 9780593302743 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Apr 09, 2024 | 224 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Isabel in Bloom

    A girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in this middle grade novel that celebrates nourishment and growth.

    Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama’s job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn’t really know her own mother anymore.

    Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.  

    In this beautifully rendered novel-in-verse, Mae Respicio explores how growth can take many forms, offering both the challenges and joy of new beginnings.

    About Isabel in Bloom

    A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in “this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth” (The New York Times)

    A National Council of Teachers of English Recommended Book

    Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama’s job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn’t really know her own mother anymore.

    Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.  

    In this beautifully rendered novel-in-verse, Mae Respicio explores how growth can take many forms, offering both the challenges and joy of new beginnings.

    About Isabel in Bloom

    A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in “this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth” (The New York Times)

    A National Council of Teachers of English Recommended Book

    Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama’s job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn’t really know her own mother anymore.

    Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.  

    In this beautifully rendered novel-in-verse, Mae Respicio explores how growth can take many forms, offering both the challenges and joy of new beginnings.

    About Isabel in Bloom

    A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in “this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth” (The New York Times)

    A National Council of Teachers of English Recommended Book

    Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama’s job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn’t really know her own mother anymore.

    Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.  

    In this beautifully rendered novel-in-verse, Mae Respicio explores how growth can take many forms, offering both the challenges and joy of new beginnings.

    About Isabel in Bloom

    A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in “this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth” (The New York Times)

    A National Council of Teachers of English Recommended Book

    Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama’s job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn’t really know her own mother anymore.

    Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.  

    In this beautifully rendered novel-in-verse, Mae Respicio explores how growth can take many forms, offering both the challenges and joy of new beginnings.

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    About Mae Respicio

    Mae Respicio writes novels full of hope and heart. Her debut, The House That Lou Built, received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children’s Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. She’s also the author… More about Mae Respicio

    About Mae Respicio

    Mae Respicio writes novels full of hope and heart. Her debut, The House That Lou Built, received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children’s Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. She’s also the author… More about Mae Respicio

    About Mae Respicio

    Mae Respicio writes novels full of hope and heart. Her debut, The House That Lou Built, received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children’s Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. She’s also the author… More about Mae Respicio

    About Mae Respicio

    Mae Respicio writes novels full of hope and heart. Her debut, The House That Lou Built, received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children’s Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. She’s also the author… More about Mae Respicio

    About Mae Respicio

    Mae Respicio writes novels full of hope and heart. Her debut, The House That Lou Built, received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children’s Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. She’s also the author… More about Mae Respicio

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 08, 2025 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593302743

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Apr 09, 2024 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593302712

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Apr 09, 2024 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593302729

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Apr 09, 2024 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593302736

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 09, 2024 | 224 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593795408

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    Praise

    “This sweet and heartfelt novel explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth.” —The New York Times

    “Respicio examines themes of racism, cultural heritage, and community building by focusing on positive occurrences in Isabel’s life, throughout offering solutions that model helpful next steps for readers in similar circumstances.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Respicio’s novel in verse tackles the emotional journey of sacrifice and opportunity that many new immigrants experience, as well as the plight of Filipinos living abroad to earn money.” —Booklist

    “Heartfelt and moving.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “A touching novel….[Respicio] poetically incorporates the experiences and feelings immigrants may have when moving to a new country.” —School Library Journal

    “The novel brings light to unconventional family structures and hate crimes against Asian Americans elders.” —The Horn Book

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