Greenwild
The Secret Garden meets A Wrinkle in Time in Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, the first book in the most extraordinary new fantasy series -- the perfect gift for the holiday season!
Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the earth itself . . .
Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown is on the run. Her mother has been keeping big, glittering secrets, and now she has vanished. Daisy knows it’s up to her to find Ma―but someone is hunting her across London. Someone determined to stop her from discovering the truth.
So when Daisy flees to safety through a mysterious hidden doorway, she can barely believe her eyes―she has stepped out of the city and into another world.
This is the Greenwild. Bursting with magic and full of amazing natural wonders, it seems too astonishing to be true. But not only is this land of green magic real, it holds the key to finding Daisy’s mother.
And someone wants to destroy it.
Daisy must band together with a botanical genius, a boy who can talk with animals, and a spunky cat to uncover the truth about who she really is. Only then can she channel the power that will change her whole world . . . and save the Greenwild itself.
Pari Thomson
Pari Thomson’s stories feel like stepping into a dream laced with wonder and wildness—a world where magic roots itself in nature and every leaf seems to whisper a secret. As the author of Greenwild, a middle-grade fantasy series that has quietly enchanted readers and booksellers alike, Thomson has carved out a unique corner in children's literature where the botanical and the fantastical collide.
Born in London but raised between the tropics of India and the gardens of the UK, Thomson's early life was rich with color, scent, and contrast—ingredients that now bloom across the pages of her writing. Her childhood was a tangle of books and banyan trees, and it’s this dual love of nature and narrative that now fuels her storytelling. Before she began crafting her own tales, she spent years championing the stories of others as a children’s book editor, giving her a deep understanding of what sparks young imaginations.
Greenwild
Beyond the walls of our world lies a place where nature isn't just alive—it listens, breathes, and fights back. In Greenwild, the boundaries between the botanical and the magical dissolve, revealing a hidden realm of ancient roots, fierce greenery, and quiet rebellion. This fantasy series for middle-grade readers doesn’t just open a door to another world—it beckons them through it with vines curling from the pages and wind that whispers secrets only the brave can hear.
Greenwild consists of three books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
