ClassicsThe Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett
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The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett · Frederick A. Stokes · 1911
An orphaned girl brings a hidden garden and a bedridden cousin back to life on the Yorkshire moors.
- Age range
- Ages 8–13
- Category
- Classics
- ISBN
- 978-116839506
72Christian
worldview score
worldview score
Content ratings
0 means absent, 5 means heavy and central.
Magic2/5
Violence1/5
Language1/5
Romance1/5
Sexual Content0/5
Scary Content2/5
Parent notes
The later chapters promote a vague 'Magic' as a life force, sometimes conflated with God. Worth reading together and comparing to Scripture.
Discussion questions
- 1What did The Secret Garden show you about how God made people?
- 2Which character acted most like Jesus, and how?
- 3Was there a moment where someone made a wrong choice? What would have been better?
- 4What in this story do you want to remember this week?
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