Books with author Mary Gagnon

When Jackie's family moves into the Victorian farmhouse, her mother can't wait to start digging in the gardens. However, there's a problem with one of the small gardens. Every day Jackie's mother plants roses and the next morning they are pulled up, Could it have anything to do with the tiny white stones that were discarded when the flower garden was planted? Jackie sees that the stones are something special, even though her mother doesn't, or can't. Just like she can't see the blue light flitting over the garden at night. But Jackie can. Is it possible it's a fairy, looking for the circle of stones.

It’s 1965 in a small town in Massachusetts. Linda is a quiet girl ready to make friends. Wendy Wei is the new girl, originally from Hong Kong. Linda understands what it is like to be new and she quickly introduces herself to Wendy. Soon they are joined by Judy Weinstein who impresses the other two with her quick thinking. Before long, the three are working together to bring Wendy’s Chinese grandmother, Nai-Nai, out of her shell, using Judy’s Jewish grandmother’s baking secrets to finish their science project and learning Yiddish, Chinese and Yankee proverbs and language to bring them closer together. Through the girl’s friendship, their families learn that we are all more alike than different. This book includes a glossary of Yankee, Chinese and Yiddish words, cultural notes, and a food reference section

This children's book is a lyrical story about a little girl finding a fairy in her backyard garden. When Jackie's family moves into the Victorian farmhouse, her mother can't wait to start digging in the gardens. However, there's a problem with one of the small gardens. Every day Jackie's mother plants roses and the next morning they are pulled up, Could it have anything to do with the tiny white stones that were discarded when the flower garden was planted? Jackie sees that the stones are something special, even though her mother doesn't, or can't. Just like she can't see the blue light flitting over the garden at night. But Jackie can. Is it possible it's a fairy, looking for the circle of stones?