Combining the gentleness of Miyazaki, the wintry wonderland of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and the whimsicality of Newbery winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Nicole M. Hewitt's debut middle-grade novel, The Song of Orphan's Garden, is an enchanting fantasy tale with all the makings of a new classic.

In an arctic world that's getting colder every day, Lyriana's only hope of survival is to get her little brother Zave and herself to the fabled Orphan's Garden. Its rumored to be the one place in the world not controlled by deadly Winter Spirits or ruled by the tyrant Giant king. In Orphans Garden, healing trees will melt away Winters pains, and Lyriana and Zave can live safely in the warmth of Spring. If the garden exists, they must find it. They wont live much longer without it.

Brob, a Giant boy, also needs sanctuary. When the Giant king banishes his family to the Winter Blight, its a death sentence. Orphans Garden is his familys only hope, and as far as Brobs concerned, it belongs to him. After all, he was the one who accidentally used an ancient magic to grow the garden years ago. He has no intention of sharing his haven with pesky humans, who will just use up its magic and ruin it.

When it becomes clear that Orphans Garden is in danger of being destroyed, Lyriana and Brob are the only ones who can save itbut only if they can put the ages-old battle between Humans and Giants aside and find a way to work together.