The night garden

From Newbery Honor and National Book Awardwinning author Polly Horvath is this magical middle grade novel about a garden that grants wishes. It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardensincluding the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children whileshe goes to visit her husband at the military base because she suspects hes up to no good. Soon after the children move in, letters arrive from their father that suggest hes about to do something to change their lives and appearances froma stubborn young cook, UFOs, hermits, and ghosts only make life stranger. Can the forbidden night garden that supposedly grants everyone one wish help them all out of trouble? And if so, at what cost? The Night Garden is a poignant and hilarious story from acclaimed childrens author Polly Horvath..