Illustrated cover showing a young girl with long dark hair standing before a tall stone wall covered with vines and colorful flowers. She looks up at the wall while bright blossoms and greenery grow around her. The title “The Wall and the Wild” appears in large cream lettering across the stones.

The Wall and the Wild

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In a plot of land at the edge of town, Ana grows only perfectly-sized plants and perfect-looking flowers, and throws all the irregular shoots and uneven seeds over the wall into the disorderly WILD. But as her garden gets tidier, neater and more constrained, the WILD begins to grow...

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In a plot of land at the edge of town, Ana grows only perfectly-sized plants and perfect-looking flowers, and throws all the irregular shoots and uneven seeds over the wall into the disorderly WILD. But as her garden gets tidier, neater and more constrained, the WILD begins to grow...

At a time of accelerating climate change, an eye-opening story about gardening, rewilding and embracing biodiversity in all its forms.

"This meditation on biodiversity makes its point with grace."

-Kirkus Reviews