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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of grief, neglect, and loneliness are present but handled gently and hopefully throughout
What this book is about
When spoiled, sour Mary Lennox arrives at Misselthwaite Manor after her parents' death, she stumbles upon a locked garden shut up for ten years. With the help of Dickon, a nature-loving Yorkshire boy, and Colin, a bedridden hypochondriac cousin, Mary tends the garden back to blooming life—and in doing so, transforms herself and everyone around her. Burnett's classic is a gentle meditation on healing, nature's restorative power, and the miracle of growth.
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