The Secret Lake: A children’s mystery adventure (Secret Lake Mystery Adventures)
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A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by over half a million young readers! Book 2 now available! (The Secret Lake 3 coming early 2024!)
When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through?
Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake.
Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose are those children’s voices carried on the wind from beyond the woods?
Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. Here they make both friends and enemies, and uncover startling connections between the past and present.
A modern children’s classic
The Secret Lake has been described by readers as a modern Tom’s Midnight Garden and compared in atmosphere with The Secret Garden and the Enid Blyton and Nancy Drew mystery adventure stories. Its page-turning plot, with its many twists and turns, makes it a firm favourite with both boys and girls.
Karen Inglis describes it as, a time travel mystery adventure with modern twists – the kind of story that I loved to read as a child, but brought right up to date.
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Publisher : Well Said Press (August 4, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 122 pages
ISBN-10 : 0956932304
ISBN-13 : 978-0956932303
Reading age : 8 – 11 years, from customers
Grade level : Preschool – 1
Item Weight : 4.7 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.31 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the tone exciting and lighthearted. They also appreciate the great descriptions of characters and humor. Readers describe the book as great for kids and an absolute perfect choice. They mention the plot as very good mystery. However, some find the content boring and too advanced for the age of child. Opinions are mixed on pacing, with some finding it fast and others saying it’s slow. Reader opinions are mixed also on readability, with customers finding it well written and the right balance of detail, while others find the dialect difficult to read and the use of inappropriate adverbs and awkward word choices.
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