The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Few children's classics can match the charm and originality of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, the unforgettable story of sullen, sulky Mary Lennox, "the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen." When a cholera epidemic leaves her as an orphan, Mary is sent to England to live with her rec...

Toni Morrison: the Last Interview - And Other Conversations

Melville MELVILLE HOUSE (Series edited by); Nikki Giovanni (Introduction by)

A wide-ranging collection of talks with the beloved author finds her refreshingly candid about her books and her life, race and misogyny, and more.   In this generous collection of thought-provoking interviews -- including her first and last -- the author Barack Obama called a "national treasure" talk...