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The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgsen Burnett

The Secret Garden is about a sickly Indian girl named Mary following her experience with moving in with her uncle. Her parents, and servants died of a disease called cholera making her an orphan which is what caused Mary to move. Arriving at the manor Mary would play outside in the garden in her free time. Which was rumored to have a secret garden that her uncle locked away since his wife died in the garden. Mary of course was a curious child;

RjJonk she found the key to the secret garden, and made it her goal to grow her own garden. Though while staying at the manor she would occasionally hear crying day, and night, but was only told it was the wind. Eventually through snooping around the manor Mary discovered a sickly boy named Colin. It was then discovered that Colin was Mary‘s cousin, and the son of Mr. Craven. After finding the sickly boy Mary eventually asked Colin why he was crying. 4w

RjJonk Then Mary found out that Colin was said to not make it to adulthood by multiple doctors, and that the crying was him throwing a fit with the servants. They then became friends, and Marry would tell Colin about the secret garden to which they made a promise for them to visit together. Once they arrived at the garden Colin seemed to have slowly recovered from his sickness the more time he spent outside. 4w

RjJonk With this discovery Colin made a plan for when his father returns home to surprise him by walking towards him for the first time since his sickness led him to be bedridden for years, because he was too weak to support himself to walk. Once his father returned Mr. Craven was delighted to see his son healthy, and walking again. He then decided it was time to formally apologize to his son for his years to neglect. 4w

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RjJonk Though as his father he gave him everything he desired, and the best doctors possible he neglected his fatherly duties to which they finally reconcile, and achieve their happy ending.
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RjJonk If you like books about a bedridden boy learning to heal from our protagonist Mary as they relearn how to walk, and finally reconcile with their neglectful father. The Secret Garden may be worth checking out.
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RjJonk A big theme in The Secret Garden is learning to heal even when the odds are against you. In the story Colin had lost his will to live due to his sickness, but despite what his doctors told him lived on with the help of Mary, and her company Colin finally recovered. Through becoming friends Colin found his happiness, and after years of being bedridden he found the strength to stand for the first time in years.

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The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgsen Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a book about a young sickly girl named Mary, Lennox. Her father was an officer for the English government in India along with her mother who was a party goer which both shared neglect for their child Mary. Unfortunately a deadly sickness named cholera killed her parents and a few servants which caused her to move away. She stayed for a while with an English minister and his five kids.

RjJonk Who were always fighting and had a dislike for Mary. Soon after she left for England where she would live with her grumpy, widowed uncle. Once she arrives she hears a rumor going around about a secret garden which was abandoned for some odd reason. Now Mary is on a mission to find this secret garden, and investigate the sounds of cries she hears at manor.
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RjJonk This particular book is written in first person. We read the story through the perspective and thoughts of the main character which is Marry. The author uses these thoughts and pronouns such as I, we, our, etc to illustrate Mary‘s point of view. This makes it so it seems that our main character is telling the story through their views, and feelings. 2mo

RjJonk If you like books that have a little mystery, and well written story following a bitter, spoiled girl with her journey in finding a secret garden. As well as the source of the cries late at night from the manor. The secret Garden is for you.
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