First published 2003
After a tragic loss, 15-year-old Green retreats into her ravaged garden, erasing her past by inking darkness into her skin. But when ghostly encounters awaken her to the world's wonder, Green rediscovers the healing power of love and slowly begins to reclaim her identity, one fragile bloom at a time.
Genres: fiction, coming-of-age, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: found-family, redemption
Period: 21st-Century
128 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks