1nbongo
I remember this children's book that I read in the early 70's, about a little inner-city boy living in a small apartment (I think he had a little brother too). He wanted a space of his own, so he found an empty space by a window, found a box for a desk, went out and dug up a daisy from the sidewalk for a plant, etc. It stuck with me because it's so important to have even a little space for yourself! Thanks for helping!
2beichst
This sounds a little bit like the 1960s children's book Run, Westy Run by Gudrun Alcock
In it, the MC Westy had to share a room with his two younger brothers and there was no window:
"Westy looked up at the ceiling. He thought he heard the sound of rain, but he wasn't sure. There was no window in this room he shared with his two younger brothers, Bruce and Larry. Without a window, how. could he tell?"
I read this a very long time ago and cannot remember if there was a scene with a daisy. But the desire to have a space and/or view was a theme.
https://www.librarything.com/work/3211579
https://www.librarything.com/work/3211579
In it, the MC Westy had to share a room with his two younger brothers and there was no window:
"Westy looked up at the ceiling. He thought he heard the sound of rain, but he wasn't sure. There was no window in this room he shared with his two younger brothers, Bruce and Larry. Without a window, how. could he tell?"
I read this a very long time ago and cannot remember if there was a scene with a daisy. But the desire to have a space and/or view was a theme.
https://www.librarything.com/work/3211579
https://www.librarything.com/work/3211579
3welt-kids
Evan's Corner by Elizabeth Starr Hill It was originally published in 1967 but has been reprinted a few times since, including being used in elementary school reading books in the 70's and 80's.
