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Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
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Description for Tom's Midnight Garden
Paperback. Lying awake at night, Tom hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike .. eleven .. twelve .. thirteen .. Thirteen! How strange! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn't exist. A garden that only he can enter .. Num Pages: 240 pages, Black & White. BIC Classification: YFA; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. As he lies awake in his bed he hears the grandfather clock downstairs strike . . .eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! Tom races down the stairs and out the back door, into a garden everyone told him wasn't there. In this enchanted thirteenth hour, the garden comes alive - but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts . . . ... Read more
When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. As he lies awake in his bed he hears the grandfather clock downstairs strike . . .eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! Tom races down the stairs and out the back door, into a garden everyone told him wasn't there. In this enchanted thirteenth hour, the garden comes alive - but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts . . . ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192734501
SKU
V9780192734501
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Philippa Pearce
Philippa Pearce was the youngest of four children of a flour miller and corn merchant. The family lived in the flour mill, which stood on the upper reaches of the River Cam, in Great Shelford, south of Cambridge. She went to school in Cambridge, and studied English and History at Cambridge University. After college ... Read more
Reviews for Tom's Midnight Garden
Featured in BBC Culture's 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time
"Masterpiece of English children's literature."
The Independent
"A timeless favourite."
Good Housekeeping
"Haunting and lyrical children's story."
The Daily Telegraph
"A story that came to be loved by children, parents and teachers everywhere."
The Times
"A rare, moving story, ... Read more