The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett · Grade 4-6 · Ages Ages 8-12
Mary Lennox is a lonely girl who moves to her uncle’s big, mysterious house on the Yorkshire moors. As she explores the halls and gardens, she hears about a locked, hidden garden and begins to wonder what secrets the house is keeping.
Key vocabulary
A large house in the countryside, often with lots of land around it.
A wide, open stretch of land with wild grass, heather, and few trees.
A long hallway that connects rooms in a building.
Someone who is contrary often disagrees or does the opposite of what others expect.
A small purple or pink wild plant that grows on open land like moors.
A small bird with a bright reddish-orange chest.
Something mysterious feels secret or hard to understand.
In the book, a wick is a living shoot or stem on a plant that can grow again.