Winner of the Carnegie Medal
From beloved author Philippa Pearce, this sixtieth-anniversary edition
is the perfect way to share this transcendent story of friendship with a
new generation of readers. Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His
Dark Materials trilogy, called Tom's Midnight Garden "A perfect
book."
When Tom's brother gets sick, he's shipped off to spend what he's sure
will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the country. But then
Tom hears the old grandfather clock in the hall chime thirteen times,
and he's transported back to an old garden where he meets a young,
lonely girl named Hatty.
Tom returns to the garden every night to have adventures with Hatty, who
mysteriously grows a little older with each visit. As the summer comes
to an end, Tom realizes he wants to stay in the garden with Hatty
forever.
Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Tom's Midnight Garden is a classic of
children's literature and a deeply satisfying time-travel mystery. This
newly repackaged sixtieth-anniversary paperback is the perfect entrée
for readers of all ages to the vivid world that The Guardian called "A
modern classic." Features new interior spot art by Jaime Zollars.