The Secret Garden: A Christian Readers' Guide

An excellent companion to the classic work, The Secret Garden, this guide would be the perfect literature enrichment for homeschool, co-op, book club, or just for fans of this work and genre! Rachel Dodge, author and narrator, eloquently points out the imagery, historic context, and themes in this beautiful piece and ties them into Biblical motifs, analyzing each chapter and character through a Christian lens. Whether reading the book for the first time or returning to your favorite childhood classic, this guide serves as a wonderful exploration of each character’s development and growth, and provides a deep dive into the restorative and healing world of The Secret Garden.

1. Opening Credits
2. Reading the Secret Garden
3. Book Overview
4. How to Use this Guide
5. Faith Lessons
6. Gothic Setting
7. Redemptive Storytelling
8. Christian Themes
9. Historic Backdrop
10. The Cast
11. About the Author
12. Classics Like The Secret Garden
13. Chapter Overview
14. Chapter 1: There is No One Left
15. Discussion Questions
16. Chapter 2: Mistress Mary Quite Contrary
17. Discussion Questions
18. Chapter 3: Across the Moor
19. Discussion Questions
20. Chapter 4: Martha
21. Discussion Questions
22. Chapter 5: A Cry in the Corridor
23. Discussion Questions
24. Chapter 6: "There Was Some One Crying—There Was"
25. Discussion Questions
26. Chapter 7: The Key to the Garden
27. Discussion Questions
28. Chapter 8: The Robin Who Show the Way
29. Discussion Questions
30. Chapter 9: The Strangest House Any One Ever Lived In
31. Discussion Questions
32. Chapter 10: Dickon
33. Discussion Questions
34. Chapter 11: The Nest of the Missel Thrush
35. Discussion Questions
36. Chapter 12: "Might I Have a Bit of Earth?"
37. Discussion Questions
38. Chapter 13: "I Am Colin"
39. Discussion Questions
40. Chapter 14: "A Young Rajah"
41. Discussion Questions
42. Chapter 15: Nest Building
43. Discussion Questions
44. Chapter 16: "I Won't!" Said Mary
45. Discussion Questions
46. Chapter 17: A Tantrum
47. Discussion Questions
48. Chapter 18: "Tha' Munnot Waste No Time"
49. Discussion Questions
50. Chapter 19: "It Has Come!"
51. Discussion Questions
52. Chapter 20: "I Shall Live Forever—And Ever—And Ever!"
53. Discussion Questions
54. Chapter 21: Ben Weatherstaff
55. Discussion Questions
56. Chapter 22: When the Sun Went Down
57. Discussion Questions
58. Chapter 23: Magic
59. Discussion Questions
60. Chapter 24: "Let them Laugh"
61. Discussion Questions
62. Chapter 25: The Curtain
63. Discussion Questions
64. Chapter 26: "It's Mother!"
65. Discussion Questions
66. Chapter 27: In the Garden
67. Discussion Questions
68. End
69. Closing Credits