Title: The Night Gardener
Author: Jonathan Auxier
Published: 2014 by Amulet Books
Pages: 350
Genre: young adult, fantasy, paranormal, mystery, horror
Obtained: library
Summary: It is the late 1800's. Two Irish children, Molly, age fourteen, and Kip, age ten, travel to England to work as servants at an old English manor that has a tree growing up through it. Strange things are happening, and as the children try to discover what is going on, they stumble upon many secrets along with a mysterious man. Can they saves themselves and the family they are working for from the Night Gardener?
Thoughts: I was at the library with my soon to be 14 year old son who was looking for a book. As I started to browse, I came across this book. The cover and title of "The Night Gardener" just made me want to read it. So, I checked it out.
This is a good old fashioned tale that has a creepy feel and setting, but also a good full story, and interesting, well developed characters. The writing style is engaging and easy to follow with descriptions that help you to picture the story unfolding in your mind.
I would call it a kid's horror book, but unlike most kid's horror stories, it is deeper and thought provoking. Throughout the story two questions that kept coming up in various ways were: What if we got what we wished for? and What is the difference between a lie and a story? This sure made me think!
For an adult, I wouldn't say this story is scary, but it could be for a tween. I would say it is a middle school book, but adults would enjoy it too since there is a lot to the characters and story itself.
Company: Tea Forte
Tea: Orange Jasmine
Obtained: gift
This jasmine green tea with orange blossoms, orange peel , and citrus flavorings from Tea Forte was in a premeasured packet that came in the Lotus Single Steeps collection. The packet was easy to open. The black leaves and chunks of orange smelled of jasmine and oranges.
I poured 12 ounces of water over the leaves in my teapot and let this steep for 2 minutes. The liquid was a light yellow with the scent of jasmine. The tea had the taste of jasmine with sweet orange in the background. This was a delicious combination that was blended nicely. This is my favorite tea from Tea Forte so far. I do have to say that jasmine tea is one of my favorites.
This is a good old fashioned tale that has a creepy feel and setting, but also a good full story, and interesting, well developed characters. The writing style is engaging and easy to follow with descriptions that help you to picture the story unfolding in your mind.
I would call it a kid's horror book, but unlike most kid's horror stories, it is deeper and thought provoking. Throughout the story two questions that kept coming up in various ways were: What if we got what we wished for? and What is the difference between a lie and a story? This sure made me think!
For an adult, I wouldn't say this story is scary, but it could be for a tween. I would say it is a middle school book, but adults would enjoy it too since there is a lot to the characters and story itself.
Tea: Orange Jasmine
Obtained: gift
This jasmine green tea with orange blossoms, orange peel , and citrus flavorings from Tea Forte was in a premeasured packet that came in the Lotus Single Steeps collection. The packet was easy to open. The black leaves and chunks of orange smelled of jasmine and oranges.
I poured 12 ounces of water over the leaves in my teapot and let this steep for 2 minutes. The liquid was a light yellow with the scent of jasmine. The tea had the taste of jasmine with sweet orange in the background. This was a delicious combination that was blended nicely. This is my favorite tea from Tea Forte so far. I do have to say that jasmine tea is one of my favorites.
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