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Title: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha Tudor ISBN: 0-06-440188-X Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (164 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my childhood favorites -- and I still love it!
Comment: I can't count how many times I read this book in elementary school -- dozens, I'm sure. I still read it occasionally and listen to the musical.
Here's a brief synopsis: Mary Lennox is a bitter child whose parents live in India during the very early 1900s (approximately). Her mother and father pay no attention to her, and she is spoiled, selfish and temperamental. When cholera kills her parents, she is sent to live with her uncle -- a hunchback who lives in a huge mansion on the Yorkshire moors.
Slowly and with the help of the maid, the maid's brother, and the gardener, Mary becomes a normal, happy child. But her uncle never sees her and is rarely there. He was devastated by his wife's untimely death years earlier and cannot bear to be in the house where they lived together.
Mary also hears a mysterious crying that no one else seems to. She investigates and discovers it is her cousin, Colin, who refuses to see anyone, believing he is crippled. His father can't bear to look at him because his mother died in childbirth. Mary and Colin discover his mother's garden, long neglected, and eventually Colin realizes he is perfectly healthy and learns to walk again.
This is one of those books every little girl should read. It will stay in your heart forever.
Rating: 5
Summary: Discovery the mystery of the secret garden.
Comment: When Mary Lennox came to live at Misselthwaite Manor she was said to be "the most disagreeable child ever seen." It was true however but that was all going to change.
Mary made friends with the gardener Ben Weatherstaff's robin. But this was no ordinary robin. The robin showed Mary where the key to a mysterious garden was hidden. He also showed her where the door to the secret garden was hidden under the ivy. She was the first person to explore the garden in ten years!
Soon there were others that were in on her secret. Dickon, the adventurous Yorkshire boy, was the first to share the secret. Dickon showed Mary how to care for the garden. Then Mary heard a mysterious crying noise in the night. It turned out to belong to her frail cousin Colin. Soon he was in on the secret too.
Colin decided it would be exciting to go into the secret garden with his friends. That's when the magic begins. If you like secrets and magic, this book by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the book for you.
Rating: 4
Summary: Anything is possible
Comment: AThe Secret Garden had an inspirational effect on me. Frances Hodgson Burnett was able to show you that no matter how rough life gets, you always have a single ray of hope. Through realistic characters, she was able to show the value of life. Each character was so detailed and developed it was as if you were watching it all happen. Whether you believe in magic or not, it feels as if something is with you while you are reading. This story has been made into a movie. However, the book has a warmer nature as opposed to the movie.
Mary was an unloved unwanted child with everything she could ever want except for a family. Due to the fact that her mother didn't want her around, her nanny would do anything for her to keep her happy. After her mother's death the only person left to keep her was her uncle in England. Coming from India, the people in England didn't expect Mary to be so picky. She finds that in order to stay amused she must overcome her selfish nature and do things on her own. This leads her to find her cousin, Colin. In time, they both learn to appreciate life and the only way to make it is to stop worrying and start believing. Mr. Craven, Mary's uncle, locked up parts of the manor and a special garden after his wife's death 10 years earlier. So, when it is found it is to be kept a secret between six new friends, until it can be revealed to Colin's father, which could or could not happen.
I would rate this book a 4 because, there were s things I didn't agree with. Some of the less important characters were too developed and it is a long story. I did like that it gave me a warm feeling, as if anything is possible. I'm still thinking about how I can change someone's day the same way they did for each other. The only way to enjoy the miracle is to read it yourself.
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Title: Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery) by E. B. White, Garth Williams ISBN: 0064400557 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 15 May, 1974 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Little Women (Illustrated Junior Library) by Louisa May Alcott, Ann M. Magagna, Louis Jambour ISBN: 0448060191 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title:A Little Princess ASIN: 6304698623 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.28 |
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Title: Anne of Green Gables (Children's Classics) by L.M. MONTGOMERY ISBN: 0517189682 Publisher: Children's Classics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Wrinkle In Time by MADELEINE L'ENGLE ISBN: 0440498058 Publisher: Yearling Pub. Date: 11 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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