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The Sweetest of Lemons

by Daniel Nayeri

Age band: 8+

Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 1/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 1/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 4/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.

Description

Printz Medalist and Newbery Honor winner Daniel Nayeri crafts this beautiful paean to storytelling and the bonds of family. Based on powerful memories of Nayeri visiting his grandfather, this story-within-a-story brings a young boy in a hot car ride across the desert. The destination is an oasis, where gardens perfume the air, and tales are lovingly told. Here is the gate to a magical world full of princesses, valiant brothers, dangerous giants, and one perfect, enchanted lemon.