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Summary: A Wonderful and Memorable Story
Review: In the words of so many other reviewers, this book is one of the best children's stories written. I came across a list of the 100 Best Fiction books and The Secret Garden was included. I read this book so many years ago when I was in grade school. I can still remember spending days during one summer vacation sitting on our back porch delighting in every page. This book includes mystery, suspense, joy, and love -- elements that come together so well here in this book. If you haven't enjoyed this classic before, please do. And, if you have, read it again. I know I'm going to take a break from my reading list and sit on my back porch this summer and read The Secret Garden again.
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Summary: The Secret Garden
Review: My name is Allyson . I am seven years old. My favorite part in The Secret Garden is when Mary finds the Garden and Colin. The Secret Garden is a very good book. Mary Lenox went to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle. when she gets there she meets Dickon, a common Moor boy, and Colin, her cousin. Mary finds a secret garden and then the excitement begins.
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Summary: Simply Wonderful!
Review: This is my favourite book of all times! I first read it when I was a kid and I never forgot how moved and touched I was by this magical story where miracles do happen.It teaches us that by beliving in ourselves we can make all our dreams come true!
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Summary: Possibly the best children's book ever written
Review: Yes, that's a wild claim, against such wonderful books as the Wizard of Oz and Charlotte's Web. But I still have my copy of The Secret Garden and remember how I marvelous felt as a child when I first read it. The moment when Mary walked under the ivy into the secret garden gave me chills. This book combines gentle "magic", that is, the spiritual side of things, and a fairy tale story of two neglected children who are healed by the help of that "magic", some good simple people, and a tragedy greater than themselves. Their coming out of their selfish ways into greater health and wisdom is a lesson for everybody. It's told in a charming style, with much atmosphere. Reading it gives you a taste for the greater things to come in literature. This is a perfect book to read aloud to children, or to present to any child who is old enough to read it.
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Summary: A Childhood Classic
Review: This is one of my favorite books from childhood. The story, the descriptions, the characters, the setting, all are still vivid in my mind. It is a wonderful way for a child to learn about the trials and tribulations of life. It is all about overcoming adversity, overcoming prejudice, perserverance, cooperation, growing up. The way Mary and Colin are transformed is beautiful. It is a book that would be enjoyed by both children and adults.
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Summary: The Secret Garden
Review: Book Review for The Secret Garden The Secret Garden is about a little girl named Mary who has no friends. She meets a boy that can't get out of bed. Mary's new home has a garden but she can't get in because it's locked. The father buried the key to the garden. (But why?) One day a robin comes and gives Mary the key. That's when the adventure really begins. I like this book because it has a happy ending. I also like this book because it had lots of details that makes the book really clear. My favorite part of the book is what happens to Collin in the end! If you want to know what happens to Collin check it out!
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Summary: can be scary for some kids
Review: I bought this for my 8 year old but figured I'd better look at it first. The beginning is quite frightening; descriptions of death, illness, abandonment, loneliness, the wild moors, etc. I don't think I want my daughter to read it until she is older. I told her about the book and she actually asked me if it gave me nightmares! I recommend that an adult skim the book first to decide if your child can handle the story. Remember kids read more slowly so the scary beginning part will last longer. This book is not for a sensitive child.
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Summary: It's a mystery!
Review: This book is very interesting to me. If you like mysteries this is the book for you. There are some weird things that happen in the story. This book is 284 pages long. I think this book is for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders. If I like this book, I think you would like this book too!!
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Summary: Shhh!
Review: Shhh! By: Frances Hodgson Burnett Mary, a self-centered girl, moves to a moor after her family, who didn't care about her, died from a horrible disease. Mary finds out about a secret garden and a boy who has been rejected by his father, just like Mary. Mary finds the Secret Garden and turns into a different person when she realizes the true meaning of friendship and how to care for a garden. The Secret Garden is a wonderful book that makes you feel as if you are in the story with Mary and her friends because of the detail and writing style that Burnett uses in the book. If you like adventure and love unlocking secrets, you will love The Secret Garden. Can you keep a secret?
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Summary: So powerful, it gives you goosebumps
Review: No movie version nor the Broadway musical effectively capture this book. On screen or on stage, it doesn't translate well because it doesn't show the wonderful transformations of the characters. The Secret Garden is a fabulous story and wonderfully well-written. Orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live with her uncle. She is sickly (both physically and emotionally). She is spoiled, inactive, lazy and pale. When she discovers the secret garden, she decides to keep it for herself. But she can't remain alone, and she can't keep the garden to herself; Mary must learn to share, both the garden and her life. As the garden transforms from a lifeless, ugly place, Mary transforms, too. This slow, beautiful process (of the garden and Mary) coming to life is what makes the book so wonderful (and the movies not so good). The greatness of this book lies not in its plot (which almost everyone knows) but in the way the plot unfolds and the characters blossom. Martha, Dickon, Colin and Archibald play their parts in Mary's transformation, and they, too, are changed by the wondrous things that happen.
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