Download or read book The Crystal Garden written by Vicki Grove and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the death of her father and a move to a backwater Missouri town, Eliza realizes that her desperate attempts to be popular are being thwarted by her growing closeness with an eccentric neighbor, Dierdre. When school starts and Eliza begins to be included in the popular crowd, she leaves Dierdre behind. But then Dierdre's world begins to crumble, and Eliza learns some unsettling things about her new friends. Will Eliza choose popularity over true friendship? -- This novel...tells many truths about adolescents trying to discover their places in the world. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewA multilayered book with memorable characters and humorous as well as poignant situations. -- Horn Book