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| name = A Growing Suspicion<br />
| image = BF_AGrowingSuspicion.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The [[BeForever]] cover of A Growing Suspicion.<br />
| published = 2014<br />
| author = [[Jacqueline Dembar Greene]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Sergio Giovine]] (first edition)<br>[[Juliana Kolesova]] (second edition)<br />
| isbn = 1609583604<br />
| setting = April 1916<ref>Pg. 11: ''"It is still too early to plant tender seedlings," Mr. Tanaka cautioned. "Today, the warm April sun can fool you. By tomorrow, everything could be frozen. [...]"''</ref><ref>Pg. 13: ''"I'm afraid we can't take those classes - we're only eleven," Rebecca said with disappointment.''</ref><br />
| related = [[List of Rebecca's Books|Rebecca's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[The Showstopper]]''<br />
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'''A Growing Suspicion''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Rebecca's Books|Rebecca's books.]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
* [[Rebecca Rubin]]<br />
* [[Ana Rubin]]<br />
* [[Fannie Rubin]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Mr. and Misako Tanaka|Mr. and Misako Tanaka]]<ref>Pg. 144: ''"What are you saying, Misako?" Mr. Tanaka asked. "That's impossible!" But one look at the anguish on his wife's face silenced him.''</ref><br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Nathaniel Gibney|Nathaniel Gibney]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Miss Ward|Miss Ward]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Mr. Cager|Mr. Cager]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Mr. and Mrs. Van den Meter|Mr. and Mrs. Van den Meter]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Backyard Mystery===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Garden Guests===<br />
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===Chapter Three: A Secret Garden===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Making a Splash===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Ugly Suspicions===<br />
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===Chapter Six: Another Suspicious Event===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: A Discovery in the Woods===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: The Sprite in the Garden===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: A Key and a Clue===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: Banished!===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]===<br />
Discusses urban gardening and the [[wikipedia:Brooklyn Botanic Garden|Brooklyn Botanic Garden]] during the 1910s. Topics covered:<br />
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* The importance for children, especially those who lived far from forests and farms, to learn about nature by growing their own foods<br />
* Ellen Eddy Shaw, a Brooklyn schoolteacher who persuaded other teachers to give their students packets of vegetable seeds<br />
* The lack of spaces in cities for people to grow gardens, which led families to be resourceful in where they'd plant their seeds and let them grow<br />
* Ms. Shaw's idea of adding a space within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where children could apply for plots of land and learn how to maintain their gardens<br />
* The rising fascination many Americans had to Japanese culture, with many receiving their first glimpses of Japanese art at world fairs and exhibitions<br />
* The popularity of handmade products from those who adored Japanese designs, and the museums and public gardens that began to display paintings and Japanese-style gardens<br />
* Takeo Shiota, a landscaper designer who helped with creating the [http://www.bbg.org/discover/gardens/japanese_garden Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden] within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which was completed in 1915<br />
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==Book Covers==<br />
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File:AGrowingSuspicion.jpg|First cover from 2014-2015<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Rebecca Rubin]]<br />
[[Category:Rebecca's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Character Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2014]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2015]]<br />
[[Category:BeForever]]<br />
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