The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781524858155)

Green-growing secrets and powerful magic await you at Misselthwaite Manor, now reimagined in this bewitching graphic novel adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved tale. From Mariah Marsden, author of the critically acclaimed Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel, comes the second installment in this series of retold children's classics.

Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at a secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. First, there's Martha Sowerby: the too-cheery maid with bothersome questions who seems out of place in the dreary manor. Then there's the elusive Uncle Craven, Mary's only remaining family--whom she's not permitted to see. And finally, there are the mysteries that seem to haunt the run-down place: rumors of a lost garden with a tragic past, and a midnight wail that echoes across the moors at night.

As Mary begins to explore this new world alongside her ragtag companions--a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals--she learns that even the loneliest of hearts can grow roots in rocky soil.

Given new life as a graphic novel in illustrator Hanna Luechtefeld's whimsical style, The Secret Garden is more enchanting and relevant than ever before. At the back of the book, readers can learn about the life of Frances Hodgson Burnett and the history of British colonialism that contextualizes the original novel.


Author: Mariah Marsden
ISBN-10: 1524858153
ISBN-13: 9781524858155
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2021
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515157 / Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2021
School Library Journal 07/01/2021 pg. 66