See Marcus Grow Cover:Hardcover • 2015 Los Angeles Times

• 2015 Los Angeles Times Holiday Books Guide long-listed

Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother

and this fantasy world demands a terrible price

but Papi reminds the girls that it’s only por un ratito—just for a little while

flitting Carolina wrens

See Marcus Grow Cover:Hardcover • 2015 Los Angeles TimesMarcus Bridgewater, also known as the social media sensation Garden Marcus, shows kids the lessons he learned in his grandma's garden when he was growing up. Grandma's favorite place is her garden. It seems like she could stay there forever! Marcus wants to know why so they set about exploring it together. From shells protecting seeds (like Marcus's helmet protects his head!) to a small seed eventually growing into something big (also just like