Green-growing secrets and powerful magic await you at Misselthwaite Manor, now reimagined in this bewitching graphic novel adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved tale. From Mariah Marsden, author of the critically acclaimed Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel, comes the second instalment in this series of retold children's classics.
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: rumours 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.
Green-growing secrets and powerful magic await you at Misselthwaite Manor, now reimagined in this bewitching graphic novel adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved tale. From Mariah Marsden, author of the critically acclaimed Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel, comes the second instalment in this series of retold children's classics.
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: rumours 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.
Mariah Marsden spent her childhood hunting for faeries
amidst the old hills of the Missouri Ozarks. A former children's
librarian and co-author of Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic
Novel, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing & Media Arts
from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is now a PhD
candidate in English at The Ohio State University. She writes
about the dreams and difficulties of girlhood, the folklore of her
region, and the complexities of rural life. She's still on the
lookout for faeries.
Hanna Luechtefeld spent the early part of their
childhood in New Hampshire, the later part in Missouri, and all of
it in the woods. Long afternoons filled with outdoor adventure gave
them a flair for the creative and a love of storytelling. They
graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2019 with
degrees in graphic design and illustration and a passion for zines
and DIY comics. Today, Hanna lives in Kansas City, where they help
run a local art gallery and music venue. When not preparing for a
zine fest, you can find them outside: mountain biking, roller
blading, or hiking. Someday, they hope to have a backyard “secret
garden” of their own.
“A new take on a beloved story that will delight readers young and
old.” (School Library Journal)
“Another wondrous installment in the retold children’s classics
series.” (Booklist Online)
“Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic book is beautifully presented in
this charming graphic novel.” (Youth Service Book Reviews)
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