"The quirky characters and Franny's dry-humored narration stand out as Horvath invokes classic literary elements." - Publisher's Weekly An essential purchase for all middle grade collections." School Library Journal "Thoughtful, hilarious, and moving repeated readings reveal even more to appreciate in this superbly crafted tale. story of community and love and families in all their messy glory," STARRED REVIEW, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Horvath limns all this with her familiar tone, in narrator Franny's voice, of mixed dreaminess, erudition, and irritation events glide from the domestic to offbeat to the supernatural without any friction, creating a world where anything is possible yet all of it is comfortingly mundane. Perfect for fans of Penderwicks books or The Mysterious Benedict Society series." -STARRED REVIEW, Booklist infuses her novel with such heart, zest, and humor in the small moments that she's created a book her devoted fan base will cherish. The Night Garden has been shortlisted for the 2018 IODE Violet Downey Book Award. Soon after the children move in, letters arrive from their father that suggest he's about to do something to change their lives and appearances from a stubborn young cook, UFOs, hermits, and ghosts only make life stranger.Ĭan the forbidden night garden that supposedly grants everyone one wish help them all out of trouble? And if so, at what cost? The Night Garden is a poignant and hilarious story from acclaimed children's author Polly Horvath. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children while she goes to visit her husband at the military base because she suspects he's up to no good. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens―including the ancient, mysterious night garden.
It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. From Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author Polly Horvath is this magical middle-grade novel about a garden that grants wishes.
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