Book Review – 7; The Secret Garden

Title; The Secret Garden
Editor; Jennifer Bassett, Tricia Hedge
Publisher; Oxford University Press
Level; 3
Summary;
A little girl Mary was bad-tempered and disagreeable child. One day, both of her parents died of a disease so Mary was sent to her uncle, Mr. Archibald Craven. Mr. Craven and his housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock, were cold, and Mary felt so impatient. She had a servant, Martha, told her a secret that there was a special garden nobody could enter because it was locked up. Mary could found the key and there she experienced some magic. She told it Dickon, Martha’s brother, who were loved by animals in Craven’s garden. One night, Mary found Mr. Craven’s son, Colin. He was ill and couldn’t walk by himself own, and he was so crooked. Mary persuaded him to go to their secret garden, and then, when Colin experienced the magic, his week legs became more and more strong. Though Colin and Mr. Craven hadn’t liked each other, the moment Colin showed his recovered legs, Mr. Craven was so glad and gently smiled to his son. (164 words)
Evaluation; 5 stars
Review;
It was the first time I read the story ‘The Secret Garden’. Mary was bad-tempered and selfish girl and, I felt, she was also so active, innocent and strong. Her vitality and curiosity enabled herself to find the key of the secret garden and enter it. Colin’s illness – crooked mind and week legs – were cured by her vitality and Colin and Mr. Craven were reconciled.
In this story, there were many characters but it was not so difficult for me to read and I enjoyed it. So I evaluated it at 5 stars. (93 words)