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Where the Lilies Bloom Paperback – Sept. 18 2001

by Bill Cleaver (Author), Vera Cleaver (Author), Jim Spanfeller (Illustrator)

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An award-winning novel about the resilience of the human spirit, the power of duty, the fragile relationship between humans and nature, and the sacrifices we make for family.

Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever in their home in the Great Smoky Mountains, and to never to take any help from strangers. She is determined to keep her word—and her pride. No matter what.

At first she is sure she can manage. Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola help gather herbs to sell in town; the riches of the mountains will surely keep the family clothed and fed. But when winter comes, fast and furious, Mary Call learns that the land where the lilies bloom can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and it will take more than a promise to keep her family together.

This classic coming of age story explores issues of poverty, character, and perseverance. A strong option for classroom, homeschool, or independent reading.

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Sept. 18 2001
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10.64 x 1.42 x 17.15 cm
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0064470059
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978-0064470056
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920L
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Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never to take any help from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At first she is sure she can manage. Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola help gather herbs to sell in town; the riches of the mountains will surely keep the family clothed and fed. But then winter comes, fast and furious, and Mary Call has to learn that the land where the lilies bloom is also a cruel and unforgiving place, and it may take more than a promise to keep her family together.

About the Author

While Vera and Bill Cleaver were best known and loved for Where the Lilies Bloom, they enjoyed a prolific writing career. Their other titles include: Delpha Green & Company, Dust of the Earth, I Would Rather Be a Turnip, The Kissimmee Kid, The Mimosa Tree, Trial Valley, and The Whys and Wherefores of Littabelle Lee.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperTeen; Reissue edition (Sept. 18 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064470059
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064470056
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 109 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 1.42 x 17.15 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #298,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #355 in Fiction About Family for Young Adults
- #598 in Light Novels for Young Adults
- #2,118 in Fiction About Social & Family Issues for Young Adults

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Miranda

Excellent and brilliant

Reviewed in Canada on March 3, 2004

I read this book the first time when I was a child. I remember seeing the movie and being fascinated by the life of the mountain people - so far removed from my suburban life. The struggles, bravery and ingenuity of the Luther kids is amazing and touching. I think this book is geared to young teens, but I don't think it can be appreciated by most of that age. It is so sad to read the many reviews from the 12 and 13 year old kids here who "hate it" and who suggest books of the likes of Harry Potter instead. Perhaps once they have expanded their intellect somewhat they might be able to appreciate and understand it's beauty and brilliance.

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Bob Barker

where the lillies bloom

Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2000

I belive that it was a whell ritten book and very intresting reading abought wildcrafting and how they made it thew the Winter.

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A mirror for its reader's intellect, empathy and moral sense

Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2002

Readers who will like this book will tend to be above average in intellect, ability to empathise and moral reasoning ability. It presents an alien culture diametrically opposed to our present morally impoverished, materially cluttered one then proceeds to endow its characters and superficially simple plot with incredibly complex ambiguities and endless reflections of the mind of its reader. Its pastoral setting positively seethes with psychic tension, laughably inaccessible to the reader who might be suboptimal in any of the three key attributes listed above.
This book is as close as Western literature gets to a Zen koen. It asks questions about the reader which take years, maybe decades to answer.
While its target is the early teen academic market it is clearly wasted on the average student. Thank God that some schools still formulate a goal of challenging the best of our future minds! Someone still has to learn how to read real literature lest we end this next century watching Bradbury's firemen on the boob tube.

Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2001

This is a must read book. Mary Call is a fighter against all odds...against Luther Call, against the state that wants to split up her family, against death, against poverty, against uncertainty. In the long run she learns the beauty of the gentleness of her more "simple minded" sister. This book makes you think about life and death and poverty and innocence and love. It is a wonderful picture of rural Appalachian life and of the struggles of growing up poor anywhere.
For girls, it teaches "can-do" through Mary Call's example of strength against adversity. May also have appeal to people interested in "wildcrafting" (herbs, roots).

Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2002

This book is about a girl named Mary call and her papa died. She promised him that she will take care of Devola, Romey, and Ima Dean. She also promised that they will not trust anyone and not to let Devola marry Kiser. They got weeds and other plants to Mr.Connell(a store keeper), so they could make money. They kept a secrete that their papa died. They told everyone that their papa is not home or he is sleeping. Later on, Mery Call realized that people o change and Devola really love Kiser and Kiser feel the same way, so they got married. Kiser gave Mary Call his car to drive with for awhile, a pig, and a radio. He took care of the family.
I don't really like this book because it was boring. Also because this is like a typical story. I am more iterested in fantasy, and wierd books but not scary books. I kid of like this book too because I like the way how Mary Call took care of the family on her own. She was only fourteen and she has to take care of 3 children.
The reason that I chose this book is because of its cover. The first reason because the cover is new. I enjoy books that have new covers. The second reason is because the picture on the cover was interesting. It was a picture of a girl holding a baskets of plants and behind her were mountains. The background scene was colorful and pretty.

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not exceptional, not terrible

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2003

Where the Lilies Bloom was a story set in a rural mountain community. Two stars are left out of my rating because I felt it was very shallow at times. Some things struck me as unrealistic. For an example, in the beginning of the book, the protagonist's sister, Devola, was portrayed as a girl with nothing to her. The protagonist, Mary Call, was four years younger than Devola, but Devola was irresponsible and had her head in the clouds. However, at the end of the book, Devola suddenly underwent an immense change, took charge, and became clearheaded.
Despite the book's shortcomings, three stars are merited because I really admired Mary Call's determination and spirit and the way she never gave up. She was not afraid to stand up for herself or for her family. If I had read this book two years ago, I think I would have liked it much more.

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Sharon Center School, Grade 7

Our teacher liked it, but we thought it was just OK

Reviewed in Canada on March 16, 2000

Where the Lilies Bloom was sort of suspenseful and that is why we kind of liked it. There were several things we didn't like though. The book was sad. We didn't like it when Roy Luther died and left the family to take care of themselves. The book slowed down (in action) a bit in the middle and remained slow until the end. The book needed more action, then it might have gotten 4 stars.We felt that the characters in the book were too hard working. Taking no time to play is not a way to live. We think the family should have gone to an institution to live after Roy Luther died and that way they wouldn't have had to work so hard. A weird part in the book was when Mary Call said the family would have to live in a cave. We would have really been interested to see how that would work out. The movie was even more sad. Especially when Mary Call broke down and cried at the end after the incident with Kiser. The movie characters were nothing like the characters in the book. We imagined them to be one way, and in the movie they were totally different.The movie left out our favorite part, which was when the fox jumped down on Mary Call after the roof of the house caved in. Also, the movie left out a lot of things that happened in the book. We don't know why the movie and the book couldn't have been more similar. The book was much better than the movie.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023

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Pocket size, I knew I was getting a small book but it was tiny. Came on time an in perfect condition. For my daughter so she had no problem with small print. That was the only issue I had. If it was an another 2” it would have been a 5. I would have liked a choice between 4” x 6” and a slightly larger size. All in all it was as advertised. No real problem

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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021

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I have a high school aged niece who has been a reluctant reader. For Christmas last year I sent her a book or two every month. I am a Librarian, so chose the books from Newbery Medal winners. I wanted to introduce her to things in history that aren't taught in the social studies text books and to make her aware of social issues as well. Where the Lilies Bloom is about a family of children hiding their father's death and trying to make a living by collecting wild herbs to sell at the general store so they can buy the necessities they need. My niece loved the book.

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Tullie M. Westmoreland

Growing up hard can’t stop you from reaching your dreams

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2022

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This is one of the best novels about growing up in Appalachia. The story shares some tough life lessons when growing up poor but desiring to learn more. I used this novel when I taught in a very rural school district. I bought this copy to share with a friend. She loved it!!!

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Precious book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022

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I do loved this story..

LouAnna Kaldy

Great author.

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021

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Ordered this for my husband to read with his class. Our granddaughter was the one that suggested it.

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