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The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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By Frances Hodgson Burnett

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24 Jan 2024

I read the book because I watched the film with my mum and she said the book is her favourite. I don’t like Colin he’s so rude and a brat but I love the garden

13 Sep 2023

Fiction book but I enjoyed reading it. Lots of new words but the story was very interesting about the secret garden.

12 Sep 2023

This was my favourite book of the summer

03 Sep 2023

The Secret Garden is an old classic. Whilst reading this book it seemed as though I was in the shoes of the characters. The people that really stood out in the book was Martha and Dickon. Both are kind hearted and show love and compassion to everyone. Dickon is a very special boy because of his ability to speak to and look after animal but most of all is his ability to keep Mary Lennox's garden secret. I believe people who like reading old classics and enjoy kindness and hope as the moral will absolutely love this old novel.

30 Aug 2023

It was very mysterious, I didn't expect Mary to become friends with the robin.

30 Aug 2023

At first I had my doubts but secrets are heroes.

26 Aug 2023

It's language was very different to modern speech

24 Aug 2023

I really like the book ,the best character in the story i would choose is Isaiah and she was a really brave mouse that saved a lot of mice in the story.

27 Jul 2023

Childhood classic revisited and reloved 😊

11 Jul 2023

The book was really good and it had an interesting part of it where she finds the key bundled up in the earth . I would recommend it to anyone because it would be a nice book to anyone and it would help people to realise that life isn’t as bad as you think as young Mary find out.

04 Jul 2023

Interesting book, very mysterious but a great read.

09 Feb 2023

It is about a girl called Mary who has to leave India and come to the UK after her parents died. She is very miserable at first but then she discovers the Secret Garden and meets Colin and Dickon.

04 Sep 2022

I recommend this book to anyone who loves secrets .

20 Aug 2022

The secret garden is a lovely read, full of mystery and beauty. My favourite character is Dickon, he has a gift with animals and is really kind. My favourite part of the book is when Colin's father comes to the secret garden and sees him standing up and healthy. I would recommend this book for children 8 and over.

01 Aug 2022

I like this book because it is interesting. I would recommend this book to people because you never know what’s going to happen next.

31 Jul 2022

It was really interesting because it had the key of the Secret Garden buried under some bright green shrubs and how Mary, Dickon and Colin revived the garden. My favourite character is Mary. I recommend it to 7 plus.

17 Jul 2022

It was a bit tricky to understand some of the words because of the Yorkshire words. I enjoyed the story otherwise

16 Jul 2022

1. I think they shouldn't have thought that Colin would never be able to walk on his feet any more and take over his father's heritage .
2. It wasn't fiction but i liked the way Mary was confident and she also made Colin confident too!.
3. yes, somehow because i think the book is trying to tell people to be confidence.

27 Jun 2022

This book was all about a little girl called Mary, from India who is sent to Yorkshire, when her parents die of cholera. She discovered a secret garden that had been locked up for 10 years. She and Dickon work on the garden and then take Mary's cousin, Colin, into the garden. Colin believes he will not survive and if he does, he will grow a hunchbac

18 Sep 2021

Nice story about the friendship and family

31 Aug 2021

I liked this book because it was very interesting but the language in it was very old. I didn’t understand what they were always saying. They used a lot of Yorkshire slang but it was fun to try and do the accents.

The story is nice and it great to Mary Lennox grow throughout the story from a naughty unfriendly girl to something much nicer.

31 Aug 2021

Best part of book is when she finds the garden n u don't know was gonna happen next.

30 Aug 2021

I read the 3D interactive version of The Secret Garden created by MinaLima this added an interesting element to this classic story. Beautiful illustrations help you discover the key to open the door and many other interactive parts add to the enjoyment.

17 Aug 2021

I liked this book because I liked the garden. I liked Mary at the end because she was nice and I liked Dickon because he likes wildlife.

13 Aug 2021

Its about a stook up girl who finds a secret garden and she becomes much nicer and much healthier girl and makes lots of friends

28 Jul 2021

I really really enjoyed this book because I like books that are set in the past. I would recommend it to someone that likes books set in the past and likes gardening because it is all about gardening

23 Jul 2021

Lady Harmonica Tinkle

It was a good book but I did get a little bored with it. I do recommend it

22 Jul 2021

Although it was hard to follow, I think this is a very enjoyable read. The Secret Garden is an amazing book with a captivating plot.

I loved all the characters, especially Dickon. He is kind, caring and helpful; it would be wonderful to meet someone like him.

This book is written in Old English, but I would still definitely recommend recommend it to readers my age.

14 Jul 2021

I love Mary and her crush on Dickon

25 Apr 2021

I liked this book because I really like Yorkshire and the dialect was fun to listen to. It was a bit racist because it was so old.

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