Seedfolks

In the book Seedfolks, each character plants something different in the garden that often reflects their backstory. Kim plants lima beans, while Leona plants golden rod, Sam plants pumpkins, Virgil...

The characters in "Seedfolks" originate from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of an urban neighborhood in Cleveland. Each character's unique heritage and personal...

Kim in Seedfolks is a nine-year-old girl from Vietnam whose father died before she was born. She is the first to start planting in the vacant lot in which Seedfolks is set.

Kim is sad and standing before her family altar because it is the anniversary of her father's death, whom she never knew. Her grief stems from the absence of memories and personal connections with...

Kim is helped in the garden by her father, who is able to see and appreciate what she does.

Ana assumes Kim is burying something illegal, like drugs or a weapon, based on her past as a police secretary. She decides to investigate and digs up Kim's bean seeds. Ana feels shocked and upset for...

Kim from "Seedfolks" moves to Ohio from Vietnam, but the reason for her move is not specified in the book. The narrative suggests she arrived in the U.S. after 1980. Her father's cause of death is...

Kim thinks of her father in the vacant lot because he was a farmer, and it is just after the anniversary of his death. Her father died before she was born, leaving her longing for a connection with...

Kim's tears, at first scorned by her mother, are accepted later when Kim works to fulfill her father's wishes.