Comments on: The Vine: Find That Book Fest I

By: Kiki

Kiki — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:07:47 +0000

I just looked up Owlstone Crown and whoa: author X. J. Kennedy (flashback to university lit textbooks).

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:05:25 +0000

Yes, there was a moon flower. Wasn ´t that how Raoul got all the power? Or something?

This … was a weird book. But I remember reading it over and over again, thinking that it made perfect sense. I gotta go find it now.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:58:05 +0000

Wasn't there a gigantic flower (a moonflower) that communicated somehow? And didn't it yearn for "room to bloom"? I still use that phrase…

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:16:30 +0000

Thank you so much!!!

This was my vine question. I really loved this book and now I can reread it. This means a lot to me.

Parsnips! I totally forgot the parsnips.

By: MEL

MEL — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:20:54 +0000

By the way this is a great site for finding the names of children's books you can't remember.

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:52:21 +0000

Definately The Owlstone Crown. I did a book report on it in third grade, and have never forgotten the spiffy, trippy plot. It inspired me to go out and try eating parsnips – a huge feat for a picky child!

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:44:54 +0000

Emma B. is right. That was one of my favorite books for a while, and I recently remembered it and tracked down a copy.

By: Emma B

Emma B — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:24:36 +0000

It's The Owlstone Crown -- I remembered the evil-queen-dishwashing scene, and looked the rest up.