âAs enchanting as it is wise, the true magic of this secret garden story is in its unflinching, heart-wrenching exploration of grief, belonging, and inner strength. Once I stepped into the witchâs garden with Piper, I did not want to leave.â âJessica Khoury, author of The Mystwick School of Musicraft
âPiper Peavey is a protagonist all her own in a spellbinding story that has a touch of Miss Peregrineâs Home for Peculiar Children and a dab of Circus Mirandus.â âQuinn Sosna-Spear, author of The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson
âMagical and mysterious, a captivating read from start to beautiful end.â âMegan Frazer Blakemore, author of The Water Castle and The Story Web
The Secret Garden meets Miss Peregrineâs Home for Peculiar Children in this rich, charming middle grade adventure about a girl determined to infiltrate her grandmotherâs enchanted garden with the help of some magically gifted friends.
Mallory Estate is the last place twelve-year-old Piper Peavey wants to spend her summer vacation. The grounds are always cold, the garden out back is dead, a mysterious group of children call the property home, and thereâs a rumor that Melena M. Malloryâthe owner of the estate and Piperâs wealthy grandmotherâis a witch.
But when Piperâs father falls ill, Mallory Estate is exactly where she finds herself.
The grand house and its garden hold many secretsâsome of which may even save her fatherâand Piper will need to believe in herself, her new friends, and magic if she wants to unlock them before itâs too late.