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184 pp.
| Feiwel |
February, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-312-64438-3$16.99
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4-6
Orphaned Roo goes to live with her uncle on a remote island. She meets a boy magically in tune with nature; helps cure her ill cousin; and restores a hidden tropical garden. The St. Lawrence River is more distinctly evoked than some of the characters, but readers will root for Roo in this novel "inspired by" The Secret Garden.