Sari-Sari Summers Education Philosophy 2018 JLG selection

2018 JLG selection

Wildflower is written in an accessible and graceful style meant for readers of all backgrounds to relate to in some way

Garvey’s life changes

and direct its energies most effectively for change

she kept every word in her heart and was to retell it many times

Sari-Sari Summers Education Philosophy 2018 JLG selectionIn this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her lolas store empty. Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave