mdevlin923 's review for:

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

3.0

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Tom is sent to quarantine with his aunt and uncle when his brother Peter contracts measles. Upset about his summer plans being ruined, Tom lazes about this flat. Late one night, he hears the old grandfather clock strike 13...and heads downstairs to investigate. There he walks out the backdoor, and is transported to a beautiful garden where he meets Hatty. He goes back every night, trying to figure out how this magic works; and racing the clock to experience everything before he is sent back home.

A very gentle fantasy that will intrigue the whole family. Written in 1958, some of the language will be unfamiliar, but if the family is reading it together, parents can explain these new words two children.