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The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphic novel moves Mary Lennox to a New York City brownstone, where she and her very first group of friends restore an abandoned rooftop garden...and her uncle's heart.
Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and "friends." When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret...her cousin who suffers from anxiety. With the help of her new friends, Colin and Dickon, Mary works to restore the garden to its former glory while also learning to grieve, build real friendships, and grow.
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grief, fitting in, finding your place, gardens, healing, family, loss, connection, resilience, transformation, renewal, nature
Mary only likes video games. However, after her parents die, she has to move in with her uncle, who forbids technology despite never being home. Her uncle is still grieving the loss of his husband and travelling frequently to cope. While he is away, Mary makes friends with the neighbour, Dickon, and her cousin, a boy named Colin, who also lives in the house but Mary has never met before. Mary also starts to rebuild the garden. It was deeply loved by her uncle's husband and left in shambles after he passed. A sweet story about finding your family and helping others through grief.
