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Things That Grow
Meredith Goldstein
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 978-1-328-77010-3
Keywords: death, death rituals, cremation, mothers & daughters, families, grief & loss
High school senior Lori's grandmother/de facto parent dies, stipulating that her ashes should be scattered where things grow, which gives Lori the road trip of a lifetime.