ONE DAY, IN INDIA, NINE-YEAR OLD MARY WAKES UP AND FI NDS THAT SHE IS COMPLETELY ALONE. BACK HOME IN ENGLAND, SHE IS SENT TO LIVE WITH AN UNCLE SHE HAS NEVER MET. HIS HOUSE IS A STRANGE, LONELY PLACE WHERE SHE WILL GRADUALLY DISCOVER SECRET AFTER SECRET IN A NEW AND MAGICAL WORLD IN THIS READER YOU WILL FIND: - INFORMATION ABOUT FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT - A SECTION PROVIDING BACKGROUND AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A GLOSSARY OF DIFFICULT WORDS - COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES - AN EXIT TEXT