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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

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New School Classic Group Read, October 2014
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Mar 23, 2010 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, children-ya, british-literature, read-2010, book-and-movie, fiction

From IMDb:
A young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's estate. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' brothers, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

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Jun 13, 2013 Michele rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A gentle, satisfying tale of two damaged children healing each other. A childhood favorite I go back to.

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Jun 10, 2015 Rebecca Graf rated it really liked it

Too many classics get shoved aside for more modern stories. That is so sad. They are wonderful stories that stir the heart. That is the case with The Secret Garden. This is the story of a young girl who is orphaned in India and taken to England to stay with a distant uncle. There she discovers secrets, friends, and hope.

I had never read this story though I had seen several made for TV movies about it. In writing an article, this book came up. I realized I had to read it. I’m glad I did. I thorou ...more

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Apr 10, 2009 Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-lit, fiction, favorites, gardens

I listened to this book on tape over and over again when I was in 3rd or 4th grade. I still have passages of this book memorized. I'm sentimentally attached, so it will probably always be a favorite book. ...more

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Nov 06, 2008 Nola Tillman rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-drama, children-s, best-loved-favorites

This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of my utmost favorite books ever! Unfortunately, I haven't read it recently, but I will definitely have to pick it up again soon. ...more

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