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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “Glorious, Bronte-esque novel for "intelligent children of all ages."” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Another childhood favorite. This is a great book of friendship.”
Sharron wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“May 18, 2013
Miriam A wrote this review 18 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Pages 103- 204
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There are a lot of interesting characters in this book, but the two characters I find the most interesting are Mary and her mother, even though her mother is not a frequent character. Mary is a character that was physically forced to become someone she was not, due to someone else's choices. Not because of being abused, but because of being told she was a person who was rude, and so on, and hearing those words enough forced her into believing them. She is a character who I relate to play dough, because she was shaped into who she was by the hands of someone else. Her mother is the hand, her mother is the reason for the sudden change in character that occurred when she was younger. I think her mother must have experienced something similar to Mary, and that is what turned her into such a judgmental person. She must have been hurt very dearly before, because she hurt Mary purposely. It had to have been purposely because she knew what she was doing to such a young person. I find these two characters to be so similar, and that is why I think they are so distant- or at least they seem to be. Mary is the main character, her mother is not, however they are both the two most interesting characters in my opinion.
May 11, 2013
Pages 1-102
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I think the theme of the book so far is the outcome of parenting decisions. In this specific example, the parenting that Mary had experienced with the time she had been with her parents, more specifically her mother, things that might not have been true. Her mother shows many examples of what bad parenting is, and then as you carry through the story you seem to realize that it truly affects her life entirely. Mary seems like the type of girl that may have been a sweet child. Her mother had thought that she was ugly, undisciplined, rude, and a list of other unfair terms, and she would constantly remind Mary of that. Hearing all those things from a young age, and being sent to live away from your mother in India, hurt Mary, al thought it did not hurt her in a depression way, it hurt her in a way that she was hurting herself without being aware of it. She was turning into the person that her mother described her to be. All in all, if the parenting involves unfair terms and repeated statements, it may affect the child long-term, and very severely. ”
“This book is about a girl who is orphaned and moves to Yorkshire to live with her uncle. She discovers a secret garden that has been lock away for 10 years. Can she bring the garden back to life?”
3 Bree wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved the thought a special hidden place to escape. The story vividly brought the garden to life for me, I could smell, hear and see the garden awaken as the story progressed.”
Ms. Jaws wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a story about a young girl and her adventure and explorations through a secret garden (in her own backyard). This is a great book for grade levels 3rd through 5th. It has great vocabulary while evoking on the student's sense of imagination. I would use this story in the classroom focus on a specific time period and the style of writing, terminology, adventure paper with an activity.”
Takiyah wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a cute little read. For some reason I got it mixed up with the Little Princess, but this book was good too.”
Lxpetrik wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Its a good book i was always wondering whats going to happen next.”
Sydney Z. wrote this review Friday, April 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the best books read in my childhood. I have read it so many times. ”
Sassy R wrote this review Thursday, April 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really beautiful, so well written”
Popstar the rock star!!! wrote this review Wednesday, April 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
