December 2019 Children's & Young Adult Classic Starts

Classic Starts® Series

Classic Starts®: The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett, abridged by Martha Hailey DuBose, illustrated by Lucy Corvino, afterword by Arthur Pober

Classic Starts® Series

Classic Starts®: The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett, abridged by Martha Hailey DuBose, illustrated by Lucy Corvino, afterword by Arthur Pober


Age range 8+

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price.

The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl — and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.