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*An Instant New York Times Bestseller* The Secret Garden meets A Wrinkle in Time in Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, the first book in the most extraordinary new fantasy series -- the perfect gift for the holiday season! Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the earth itself . . . Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown is on the run. Her mother has been keeping big, glittering secrets, and now she has vanished. Daisy knows it’s up to her to find Ma—but someone is hunting her across London. Someone determined to stop her from discovering the truth. So when Daisy flees to safety through a mysterious hidden doorway, she can barely believe her eyes—she has stepped out of the city and into another world. This is the Greenwild. Bursting with magic and full of amazing natural wonders, it seems too astonishing to be true. But not only is this land of green magic real, it holds the key to finding Daisy’s mother. And someone wants to destroy it. Daisy must band together with a botanical genius, a boy who can talk with animals, and a spunky cat to uncover the truth about who she really is. Only then can she channel the power that will change her whole world . . . and save the Greenwild itself.
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1 primary bookGreenwild is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by Pari Thomson.
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I wanted to read this before giving to my kid, and wow, what a story. It’s an incredible, unputdownable book that never stops, with all sorts of twists, great characters, and a wonderful botany-focused world of magic. The world is in a state of greed, fear, and climate change that mirrors our own, which makes it feel timely and somehow more believable. It ends hopeful, but realistic (the danger isn’t over), with a clear lead-in to the next book, which I immediately preordered. There are themes that would make for excellent questions and book club material.
Nature/animal loving kids who enjoy suspense fantasy will love this one. There are a few illustrations, but it’s definitely a more advanced chapter book that’s probably best suited for 10 and up.