The Ice Garden
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018 · Est. 5 hour read

The Ice Garden

By Guy Jones

A sun-allergic girl finds a magical ice garden, but her presence threatens its existence.

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272 pages· 37,237 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Jess, unable to venture out in daylight, discovers a wondrous ice garden under the moonlight. This enchanting realm, filled with flying creatures and golden apples, offers her a world beyond imagination. But as she explores, Jess realizes her presence might unravel the garden's magic. Can she protect this fragile wonder, or will her dreams shatter the only place she truly belongs?

From the publisher

Allergic to the sun, Jess sets out to explore the world she longs to be a part of by night. But what she discovers is a beautiful impossibility: a magical garden wrought of ice…Jess’s imagination has always been her best friend. She’s trained it to feel as real as it possibly can, especially in the stories she writes for Davie – the young boy in a coma who is her only friend. But nothing is as real as the world she’ll find.One night, tired of peeking at the other children beyond her curtained house, she sneaks out to explore the empty playground she’s longed to visit. Beyond, she discovers a garden made entirely of ice. This is her place: a Narnia with flying elephant mice and ice apples with shining gold liquid inside.But Jess soon discovers that she’s not alone. And her presence there could be destroying its very existence.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
272
Words
37,237
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~720L
Themes & topics
Books about imaginationBooks about magicBooks about familyBooks about making decisionsBooks about imagination and play
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.6
F&P level
~Q
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
502222
Publication
Published
February 26, 2019
First published
January 4, 2018
Publisher
Chicken House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338285338

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