Switzerland is the picturesque backdrop of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's new novel about a young girl discovering the beauty of nature, her place in the world, the value of friendship-and that life is full of wonderful 'bloomabilites. Switzerland begins to be more than a temporary home-it becomes a part of Dinnnie herself, the self she never knew she could be. Bloomability Paperback Decemby Sharon Creech (Author) 295 ratings Part of: Joanna Cotler Books (3 books) Teachers' pick See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 24.94 Other new, used and collectible from 1. Her joys and struggles make up a rich tapestry of experiences she can find nowhere else.

Home and her first life seem so far away.īut new friendships and the awesome beauty of Switzerland begin to unlock thoughts and dreams within her. Dinnie's accustomed to change, with her family constantly moving for 'opportunity'-but when her aunt and uncle whisk her far away to an international school in Switzerland, she's not sure she's ready to face this 'opportunity' alone.Īll at once she finds herself in a foreign country, surrounded by kids from different cultures speaking all sorts of languages and sharing various beliefs. That the kidnappers are actually Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max makes no difference to thirteen-year-old Domenica Santolina Doone, better known as Dinnie-she just doesn't want to go. Bloomability is a book written by Sharon Creech about a 13 year old girl named Dinnie Doone who lives with her family in Abiquiu New Mexico, when her aunt and uncle take her all the way Switzerland where she will attend her uncle’s boarding school. My second life began when I was kidnapped by two complete strangers.

Bloomability by sharon creech