buy the book from amazon

Flag    Amazon UK



Browse Similar Books at Amazon
Children's Books
Literature & Fiction->Genre Fiction->Coming of Age
Teen & Young Adult->Literature & Fiction->Boys & Men
Teen & Young Adult->Literature & Fiction->Social & Family Issues->Physical & Emotional Abuse
Teen & Young Adult->Literature & Fiction->Coming of Age


Description
WHO SAID GROWING UP WOULD BE EASY ?

Abused by his mother and her boyfriend, Georgie Burgess learns to hide his hurt. He withdraws into a safe and secret world of beautiful gardens filled with roses; Just like those in the library book he treasures.

When Georgie wins a small rosebush in a grocery store lottery he gives it all the love and caring he has never had. Georgic's life begins to open up for him when the courts send him to a home for boys where he will be safe. Slowly, and not without pain, Georgie learns to give -- and to receive love.
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS PAGE COMES FROM AMAZON. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.