The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
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.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story itself leaves out Mary's life in colonial India, but the back of the book includes a note on the history of British colonialism behind the original novel.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have religion?
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Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have race & culture?
Found (Brief): The story itself leaves out Mary's life in colonial India, but the back of the book includes a note on the history of British colonialism behind the original novel.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Secret Garden A Graphic Novel have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
