The Dark Garden

By Margaret Buffie format: young adult softcover publication: September 1995 ISBN: 9781550743449

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Sixteen-year-old Thea is suffering from traumatic amnesia. When she returns home from hospital, she begins to rediscover who she is and soon the empty places of her mind fill up with shadowy memories ­all linked to the big neglected garden behind her house. When she begins to hear voices from the past, she must find out what these ghosts want with her. By facing the ghosts, Thea comes to terms with her own life living with harrassed parents and needy siblings. Her search will have YA readers eagerly turning the pages to the very end. The Dark Garden won the McNally Robinson Book for Young People,(1995), and was nominated for The Mr. Christie Book Award, The CLA’s Young Adult Canadian Book Award, The Ruth Schwartz Award and many others. It was also chosen by the American Library Assoc. as a Best Book for Young Adults. Margaret Buffie is an award winning author whose books explore the challenges of adolescence juxtaposed with supernatural or magical worlds. She is the recipient of many distinctions, including the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work and The Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Canadian Book Award. "The Watcher", the first in The Watcher's Quest trilogy, was nominated for the Independent Publisher Book Award as well as the CLA’s Young Adult Canadian Book Award Book, and was included on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list. Margaret Buffie lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. You can contact her through her official web site at buffie.netfirms.com.

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