thegardener

__ The Gardener __ by S. A. Bodeen ISBN: 978-0-545-34196-7 ©2010 232 pages

pp. 1-4 when you ‘meet’ Mason at five years old pp. 34-35 when Mason goes to his mom’s work and finds something odd
 * Good sections to read aloud: **

Mason is in high school when he starts trying to put pieces together about his mother’s life that do not appear to add up. When he shows up at her workplace one night, something happens that changes the course of his life (and the book). Mason needs a lot of courage and energy to stay away from some ‘bad people’ who are trying to catch up to him after he takes off on the run with a girl from his mother’s workplace. As the pieces fit together for you, you will realize what an intriguing story this is. This is NOT for a weak reader – you have to stick with the book to remember everything that has happened.
 * Summary: **

YA fiction-- science fiction; survival; research

©Jennifer Lang – WDMS - 2012