“The Secret Garden” is a children’s literature written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mary is an unloved kid her parents ignore her on purpose and mainly being taken care of by the servants. The servant spoiled her and gave her whatever she wanted. After Mary’s parents passed away due to cholera, she became an orphan and she w
as sent to her uncle’s mansion. Her early life experience has deeply influenced her personality and she was upset and angry all the time. During her time in the mansion, she found an abandoned garden. She learned about the “secret” of the garden while discovering the other side of herself. She then rebuilt the garden to make it alive with her relative and friend to surprise her uncle. This realistic fiction novel contains a mix of emotions and a mystery storyline about the story of Mary Lennox. This book is suitable for grades 4-6 to read as there are a lot of new words that support students expanding their vocabulary. I highly recommend this book because the story focuses on personal growth and talks about how Mary opened up herself to connect with others to build relationships and heal herself step by step. Reading to see the transformation of Mary might inspire students to become better person through self-reflection.
Hello Joyce,
You chose a great book. I like the theme of this book, for students in learning about relationships and friendships. Also, there is a process of healing for the main character of the book. This is great for students to learn about the meaningful relationships that they build and going through a process of healing alongside building relationships.
Thank you for sharing!
Hello Joyce;
Thanks for recommending this book which is a great book for any age of people to read.
After reading this book, I understand the insecure attachment between children and their caregivers could be caused a series of negative effects on people’s development such as it might cause trauma for children, I believe trauma could bring long-term permanent negative influences for children such as in this book, Mary early life experience has deeply influenced her personality and she was upset and angry all the time. However, we are always trying our best to cure ourselves. For example, in this book, Mary rebuilt the garden to make it alive with her relative and friend to surprise her uncle. Mary opened up herself to connect with others to build relationships and heal herself step by step which inspires all readers to have an encourage to overcome difficulties in life.