Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.

The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.

此系列為單書精裝版本

● 精選青少年所喜愛閱讀的古典文學加以改編，字句簡明，讓讀者更容易親近古典文學。適合國中以上程度或初接觸文學的讀者。老師或家長也可讓學生做為課餘時或短期間持續訓練，養成英語閱讀的好習慣。
● 全書精裝，圖文印刷精緻優美，富收藏價值。
● 每本書皆依故事情節配上優美的插畫，增加閱讀的樂趣及理解程度。
● 每本書皆請知名教育家 Dr. Arthur Pober 編寫後記(afterword)，提供老師或家長教導學生如何利用改編的簡易文學訓練閱讀技巧及理解能力，從故事中學習字身在家庭及社會中所扮演的角色。
● 每本書皆針對故事內容設計"Questions, Questions, Questions"單元，協助老師做讀後心得的問題與討論。