The Girl and the Witch's Garden

Erin Bowman

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781534461604
• Print ISBN:
  9781534461581

"As enchanting as it is wise, the true magic of this secret garden story is in its unflinching, heart-wrenching exploration of grief, belonging, and inner strength. Once I stepped into the witch's garden with Piper, I did not want to leave." —Jessica Khoury, author of T he Mystwick School of Musicraft
"Piper Peavey is a protagonist all her own in a spellbinding story that has a touch of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and a dab of Circus Mirandus." —Quinn Sosna-Spear, author of The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson
"Magical and mysterious, a captivating read from start to beautiful end." —Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of The Water Castle and The Story Web The Secret Garden meets Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in this rich, charming middle grade adventure about a girl determined to infiltrate her grandmother's enchanted garden with the help of some magically gifted friends. Mallory Estate is the last place twelve-year-old Piper Peavey wants to spend her summer vacation. The grounds are always cold, the garden out back is dead, a mysterious group of children call the property home, and there's a rumor that Melena M. Mallory—the owner of the estate and Piper's wealthy grandmother—is a witch.But when Piper's father falls ill, Mallory Estate is exactly where she finds herself.The grand house and its garden hold many secrets—some of which may even save her father—and Piper will need to believe in herself, her new friends, and magic if she wants to unlock them before it's too late.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Map of Mallory Estate
• Map of Mallory Estate Grounds
• Chapter One: Welcome to Mallory Estate
• Chapter Two: Beware the White Persian
• Chapter Three: Amplifiers and Affinities
• Chapter Four: Anomalies of the Past
• Chapter Five: Small Talk After Seven Years
• Chapter Six: The Garden’s Prize
• Chapter Seven: Laundry Duty
• Chapter Eight: The Shimmering Doorway
• Chapter Nine: Into the Garden
• Chapter Ten: The Trapped Boy
• Chapter Eleven: Disappearing Act
• Chapter Twelve: The Four Stags
• Chapter Thirteen: A Date with Fear
• Chapter Fourteen: Invisibility Lessons
• Chapter Fifteen: A Heart-to-Heart with Mom
• Chapter Sixteen: The Magi’s Guide to the Origin of Affinities
• Chapter Seventeen: Rivals Team Up
• Chapter Eighteen: The Fountain of Fates
• Chapter Nineteen: Melena’s Office
• Chapter Twenty: Sophia’s Paper
• Chapter Twenty-One: Two Deals
• Chapter Twenty-Two: Gold to Silver
• Chapter Twenty-Three: The Infinity Pool
• Chapter Twenty-Four: The Elixir of Immortality
• Chapter Twenty-Five: Mind over Matter
• Chapter Twenty-Six: Forces Unknown
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Journey’s End
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: Another Heart-to-Heart
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: The League of Artifact Protectors
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Copyright