The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel of an orphan who discovers a magical garden through a hidden door, retold for younger readers

The Secret Garden tells the story of a orphan, Mary Lennox, who is brought from India to live at her uncle's great lonely house on the moors after the death of her parents. She is miserable and disagreeable, until the day she discovers the key to a hidden door. Through the door, she is led into the magical work of the secret garden. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.