Pam Smy Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Mary vive negli anni Ottanta a Thornhill, un orfanotrofio femminile vicino alla chiusura. Ella è una ragazza che nel 2017 si trasferisce col padre accanto al tetro edificio, ormai abbandonato da tempo. In un dichiarato omaggio a Brian Selznick e alle atmosfere di Il giardino segreto, le storie delle due ragazze, narrate l’una col testo del suo diario, l’altra con evocative illustrazioni in bianco e nero, si avvicinano fino a toccarsi nel coinvolgente finale.

He's older than anyone can tell. Older than the trees. Older than anybody. For as long as she can remember, Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will's garden: Lob. You have to be very special to see him; that's what Grandpa says. Lucy's parents think Lob's just imaginary, but Lucy knows he exists. And she can't believe it when she finally spots Lob in the gooseberry bushes. But Lucy's world is about to be shattered by a terrible event. What will happen to Lob now - and will she ever see him again? Linda Newbery, with the vivid embroidery of Pam Smy's illustrations, has conjured a real green man right out of the woods and stories of legend.