Description: A homeless girl and her mom find solace in a thriving community garden and the diverse group of people who tend it. When their safe haven is threatened by urban development, Talia embarks on a wild, last-minute scheme to save what is precious to her. This novel portrays the search for home, and the possibility of finding it in unexpected places.
Brief description: Dori Stone lives on the central coast of California, where she enjoys growing food, teaching music, and helping people to resolve conflicts nonviolently. She is the president of Common Ground Worldwide, an organization dedicated to humanitarian assistance, education, and bringing together people from diverse backgrounds. Dori is also a co-founder of Loving Earth Sanctuary, a rural educational homestead in the Santa Lucia Mountains of southern Monterey County, which proceeds from sales of this book will help to support.