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Growing home / written by Beth Ferry ; illustrated by the Fan brothers.
"A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665942485 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 6-9. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. House plants > Juvenile fiction. Goldfish > Juvenile fiction. Spiders > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Ferry | 31681030067532 | JFIC | Available | - |
- B & T Entertainment
A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider and a grumpy goldfish named Toasty use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human who wants Toastyâs fish tank, which was made by a curious inventor. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human"-- - Simon and Schuster
An instant New York Times bestseller!
An unlikely team of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human in this charming middle grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry, with illustrations from the award-winning Fan brothers.
Ivy is the beloved houseplant of young Jillian Tupper of Number 3 Ramshorn Drive, much to the constant dismay of Toasty the goldfish, who is technically the family petâswimming in his special place of honor, the antique octagonal fish tankâand should be the most loved. It seems thatâs how the cookie (or cheese puffs, in Toastyâs case) crumbles in the curious Tupper household, but soon a sequence of thrilling and magical events challenges that way of life forever.
First, thereâs the arrival of Arthur, a knowledgeable spider with a broken leg and a curious mind, hidden in an old typewriter. Then Jillian throws everyone for a loop when she brings home dear, sweet Ollie, a school houseplant who just wants to be friends and sing. When Toasty splashes the plants with his tank water out of frustration, the friends learn that they can do magical thingsâlike lift heavy objects and turn things invisible!
It turns out Toastyâs fishtank isnât just for fish; it was made by a curious inventor who gave it special powers that, in the wrong hands, could disrupt everything forever. And a curious man with purple shoes just so happens to want that tank at any cost. Can Ivy, Toasty, Arthur, and Ollie grow to be friends in time to work together to save their beloved Tupper family from utter ruin?
