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Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden Natasha Tripplett Despite the high stakesEverything Grows in Jiddos Garden is the story of a young Palestinian girl and her Jiddoher Grandpa! Jiddos garden is a wonder. In it grows so many amazing thingsto see, smell, and taste. But helping him to tend the garden teaches this young girl about even more than fig trees. It gives her a chance to discover just who she is. Many years ago, like so many Palestinians, her family was forced to leave their homeland. But Jiddo shows her how, until they