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Tom's Midnight Garden

by Philippa Pearce

A garden beyond the clock

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Carnegie Medal winner

    Winner of the Carnegie Medal

  • Critical praise

    Philip Pullman called it “A perfect book”

    Philip Pullman called the book “A perfect book.”

AlbakiReads Editorial

A garden beyond the clock

During a summer away from home, Tom discovers that the grandfather clock in his aunt and uncle’s house can carry him into an old garden at night. There he meets Hatty, a lonely girl who grows older with each visit. The changing garden and the difference between Tom’s time and Hatty’s make time itself part of the mystery, while their growing friendship gives the story its human center. Philippa Pearce’s novel brings together childhood adventure, fantasy, and questions about how people experience time and change.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in fantasy and time-travel mysteries.
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on friendship and childhood adventure.

Themes

FriendshipTime and changeChildhoodFantasy and mystery

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Book overview

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 entr

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