Tom's Midnight Garden

ISBN: 0064404455

Author: Pearce, Philippa

Condition: New

Winner of the Carnegie MedalFrom beloved author Philippa Pearce, a transcendent story of friendship that Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, called a perfect book.When Toms brother gets sick, hes shipped off to spend what hes 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 hes 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, Toms Midnight Garden is a classic of childrens literature and a deeply satisfying time-travel mystery that The Guardian called a modern classic.