![]() The Secret Garden was written in 1911 but is still a kid-favorite because of its gripping story, colorful characters and positive message. Most of all they learn that happiness doesn't just happen to you - you have to decide to be happy. Mary and Colin learn that they're stronger, kinder people than they ever imagined and that the only limits they have are the ones they set for themselves. It could focus on a character, like this talk on the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. A book talk could highlight the plot, like this example featuring the book Smile by Raina Telgemeir. While Mary's friendship blossoms with her cousin Colin, the animal-whisperer Dickon and her uncle's gardener, so does her secret garden. In a book talk, the goal is to engage the listeners and present a fun, exciting, and even suspenseful commercial for your book. Around the same time, she discovers that the unexplained noises she's been hearing are actually the cries of her cousin, who is so sick that he can't walk - and is kept hidden away by his father! ![]() With a little investigation and a lot of luck, Mary finds the garden and sets about restoring it to its former glory. Mary's life takes an unexpected twist when she hears about a secret garden (okay, so it's not all that unexpected in a book titled The Secret Garden) that used to belong to her Uncle's wife - who died during childbirth. ![]()
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