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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Start date: December 1, 2014

Finish date: December 31, 2014

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Nov 11, 2016 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

Shelves: family-read-alouds

I originally rated this based on my childhood impression, which was enamored of books with reformed brutish children in lonely vistas. Now, reading this novel to my own kids, it felt more like a never-ending lecture that we wanted to have done and over with. Still, the idea of a secret garden with a hidden key is achingly beautiful to my inner child .... so.... it remains 5 stars.

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May 01, 2015 Alana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-film, classics, children-youth, 1001-children-s-books

"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope that it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago."

Isn't this so true?

I love the sense of wonder in this book, the beautiful descriptions, the sense of someone (several someones, actually) making the active choice to become better than they have been, or to reach out to one who needs them.

I have seen several film versions o ...more

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May 12, 2023 Kate rated it really liked it

I used to watch this movie all the time with my nanny when I was a kid, but I had never read the book. Reading the book brought back so many memories of the movie (and my nanny).

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Feb 09, 2014 Cosmic Arcata rated it it was amazing

Males me want to have a secret garden but I an to proud... I would want to show it off. But the strength and creativity is inspiring. I make secret picture quilts instead.

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