description: In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness?Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.
language: English
title: The Secret Garden
titlecomplete: The Secret Garden
characters: Ben Weatherstaff, Mrs. Medlock, Dr. Craven, Martha Sowerby, Archibald Craven, Susan Sowerby, Mary Lennox, Dickon Sowerby, Colin Craven
genres: Literature, Childrens, Young Adult, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Historical, Fiction, Classics, Audiobook, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1125179
places: England, Yorkshire, England
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Turtleback Books