Secret Garden

Newly orphaned, little Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with an uncle. Sickly, spoiled, and selfish, Mary is ignored by her uncle, just as she was ignored by her busy parents. Her gloomy new home, full of locked doors and mysterious cries, holds few charms for Mary until one day she discovers an arched doorway that leads to an overgrown garden. As Mary, with the help of a kindly local boy, Dickon, tends the neglected garden, it begins to come alive -- and so, too, does she. The discovery of the secret garden leads to another discovery: that of her invalid cousin Colin, shut away in one of the manor's locked wings. Colin is every bit as nasty and self-centered as Mary was. Can the garden help Colin thrive as well? Beautifully written, this powerful, moving tale of friendship, renewal, and the healing power of nature remains a perennial favorite of both children and adults.