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. Here they make both friends and enemies and uncover startling connections between the past and present. Who is the boy rowing towards them? Why is he 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. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays soon leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound - and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Now enjoyed by over 250,000 young readers! 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 dog. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. If you see a price sticker on a book, please ignore it.A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake take Stella and Tom to their home and the children living there 100 years in the past. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. 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.Īll of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Its page-turning plot, with its many twists and turns, makes it a firm favourite with both boys and girls. Here they make both friends and enemies, and uncover startling connections between the past and present.
Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. 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?
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. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? 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. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake.
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