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The Secret Garden

		6.7
		0.0 (0)

Added by Mamma B June 12, 2009

Book Info

Author	Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator	Tasha Tudor
Publisher	Harper Trophy, 1911
Genres	Action / Adventure / Sports • Emotions / Feelings • Family & Friends • Mystery / Suspense
Age Range	3rd through 5th • 6th through 9th

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sounds of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk charm animals. And one day, she discovers a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been completely forgotten for years and years. Is everything in the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life?

The Secret Garden
7 out of 10 based on 1 reviews.

Mamma Bookworm review

An old story little girls will love

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

I have read The Secret Garden a few times over the years and have seen many TV/movie versions of it done. While I think it is a good mystery novel for young girls, I doubt that a lot of boys would like it very much. I wouldn't think that they would hate it - but I would guess you might have a 50/50 shot of them putting it down if they are trying to read it on their own.

Girls on the other hand usually adore this book. Mary is a strong willed little girl looking for adventure who pushes the rules enough to make her adventurous without being bad. And the way the characters come together in the end gives it a satisfying conclusion.

Depending on the parent they may want to wait until their child knows a little bit about the birds and the bees because there is a part of the story about a mother dying in childbirth, but the story does not dwell on it.