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The Secret Garden follows Mary Lennox, a lonely and angry girl who, after losing her family to a cholera epidemic in India, is sent to live with her reclusive uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire moors. As Mary adjusts to her new life, she learns about a locked, neglected garden once loved by her late aunt. Fascinated, Mary finds the hidden key and, with the help of her new friends Martha and Dickon, begins to restore the secret garden. Alongside this, she discovers her sickly cousin Colin, whom they nurture back to health. This classic tale of friendship, healing, and nature culminates in a joyous transformation for all involved.
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When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. Then one day she discovers a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been completely forgotten for years and years. Can Mary bring the garden back to life - and solve its mystery?

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Scholastic Children's Books are proud to publish this beautiful edition of the classic tale, The Secret Garden.

When a cholera epidemic kills Mary Lennox's family in India, she is taken to her Uncle Craven's house in the sprawling Yorkshire moors, Misselthwaite Manor.

Previously angry and lonely, Mary grows calmer and gradually makes friends with her maidservant Martha Sowerby, who tells her that the late Mrs Craven used to love tending to a private garden in the grounds. However, following her death, Uncle Craven had locked the garden and buried the key.

Mary becomes fascinated by this secret garden and one day miraculously discovers the key down a badger's hole.

As she becomes accustomed to life in Yorkshire and tending to the secret garden, Mary becomes convinced that she can hear a mysterious crying sound from within the house.

With the help of Martha's younger brother Dickon, Mary discovers that she has a secret young cousin, Colin, who has been locked away in the house for years, and it is he who has been crying.

Mary and Dickon take it upon themselves to nurture Colin back to health, exploring the secret garden as they do.

Eventually, there is a happy ending for all the children, thanks to the secret garden.

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ISBN: 9781407143606

Publisher: Scholastic

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Scholastic

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

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