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A secret garden with a tragic past, a mysterious cry, an imposing estate in the English countryside. A human-like robin, a boy named Colin, bedridden by a presumed serious illness, and a girl called Mary, who facing difficulties and making new friendships finds herself growing up in a mysterious and fascinating environment. These are the main ingredients that make Frances Hodgson Burnett's masterpiece "The Secret Garden" so unique; this book is a...
6) Seedfolks
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English
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One by one, a numer of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden.
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens--including the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor begs Sina to watch her children. Soon after the children move in, amid the chaos of the household, Sina sees UFOs, a hermit makes himself useful, a mystery involving...
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First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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A young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes. Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and "friends." When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret...her cousin...
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Renowned graphic novel artist, Edith, has created an enchanting version of the classic Tom's Midnight Garden. Tom thought a summer spent with his aunt and uncle in the country would be boring. But when their landlady's ancient grandfather clock strikes thirteen times. Tom is transported back in time to a beautiful garden, where he meets a young girl named Hatty. Tom and Hatty's time in the garden is almost too good to be true--full of adventure, mystery,...
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