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Title: Garden
Author: Jane Yates
Narrator: Anna Parker-Naples
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-24-15
Publisher: Autumn Orchard
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Inspired by the classic novel The Secret Garden, Jane Yates introduces us to a steampunk world of bio-domes, robots, and mysteries. 11-year-old Aberdeen is so used to being by herself that all she has to fill her thoughts are stories of mighty dragons and grand castles. But Aberdeen's world is soon thrown into disarray when her parents are murdered.
Aberdeen is sent to live with her uncle back on Earth where her fascination into her new surroundings begins to take hold. It isn't long before Aberdeen befriends three other children: Maisy, Peter, and Lenard.
Oh, and there's Frank, too: Peter's robot dog, who completes this special circle of friendship.
Garden is a journey of self-discovery, trials, and friendship. With adventure boundless, Jane Yates follows up her acclaimed Paradox Child trilogy with a new tale for young fans of steampunk and science fiction.
Members Reviews:
Steampunk version of a classic tale
~Great story for young readers AND adults. Itâs nice to read a story where the main characters (the heroes) are youthful, rather than the typical seasoned airship captain or the hardened adventurer. Aberdeen and her friends, Maisy, Peter, and Lenard, are not your Saturday morning silly cartoon characters. Yes, they are young, Aberdeen is only eleven, however, they are dealing with serious life and social issuesâand they show great maturity.
~The story opens with a rather pathetic, spoiled, friendless, little girl. A girl we get to watch turn into a force to be reckoned with! This is definitely a story of personal growth and creating friendships through adversity and adventure.
~I really enjoyed seeing the character development. This is important to the making of a good book. No one in the story remains one dimensional. Without a spoiler, Iâll say there was growth even in the secondary characters.
~It is a magical story well, worth reading.
A delight for adults as well as young adults
Garden by Jane Yates is a delight to read. After the death of her parents, 11-year-old Aberdeen goes to live with an uncle she never knew she had. There, she encounters secret passageways, eerie sobbing, strange goings-on, secret codes, and mysteries to solve.
Alone, except for her pet robotic worm, Aberdeen befriends a mechanical bird, who then shows her a secret garden. Aberdeen befriends Maisy, the help, and her brother Peter. Together, the three tend the secret garden.
When Aberdeen encounters her cousin Lenard, he joins the group of young adventures and helps solve some of the mysteries surrounding the secret garden and home.
This story about friendship, keeping secrets, and adventure should delight adults as well as young adults. Fun read.
Cute update of a classic
This book is a steam punk update of the secret garden. I haven't read the secret garden since I was a kid. It was nice to revisit some of the same themes.
Aberdeen lives on a spaceship. For the most part her only companion is her Nanny droid as her father is busy working and her mother thinks children shouldn't be seen or heard. After her parents are murdered Aberdeen is sent to Earth to live with an Uncle whom she never knew existed. Earth's atmosphere is no longer safe and Aberdeen is introduced to world of gas masks and bio-domes.
Soon Aberdeen learns to interact with others and makes friends.
