Lottery Rose
Books | Fiction / Coming of Age
3.8
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Irene Hunt
Abused by his mother and her boyfriend, George Burgess learns to hide his pain and withdraws into a safe and secret world of beautiful gardens filled with roses, just like those in the library book he treasures. When Georgie wins a small rosebush in a grocery store lottery, he gives it the love and caring he's never had.