Coming Up Roses

Pushing petals is their business. But it's up to one girl to keep things from wilting!Del Bloom and her family are busy preparing flowers for the town's Homecoming festivities. And Del is also preparing to ask her crush, Hamilton, to the big bonfire! But then the Blooms discover that their rival florist, Fleur, has been hired instead of them to make the rose bouquets for the Homecoming parade. Worst of all, the owner of Fleur is Hamilton's mom, so Del can't even confide in him. It's up to Del to come up with a brilliant flower fix, and fast. Will the Blooms be on the winning team? A former editor at Disney, Harper, and Scholastic, Catherine Daly has written many books for young readers, including the Petal Pushers middle-grade series, the Disney Fairies chapter book Prilla and the Butterfly Lie, and popular paperback titles such as Whiskers, Knights, All Aboard Cars, and Daddy and Me. She lives in New York City with her family.