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The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure (Secret Lake Mystery Adventures) Paperback – August 4, 2011

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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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"...an excellent read...because of the strong mix of characters it succeeds in being...a book that can be appreciated by both boys and girls alike...(its) short, gripping chapters lead you swiftly on through an absorbing tale of mystery and suspense."
----Louise Jordan, founder, The Writers' Advice Centre for Children's Book, London UK

About the Author

Karen Inglis lives in London, UK. She has two boys, George and Nick, who inspired her to write when they were younger. Karen is also a professional copywriter who writes for business - but she far prefers making up stories! Find out more and join her readers' club at kareninglisauthor.com

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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 ‏ : ‎ 5.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.31 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Karen Inglis is an Amazon bestselling children's author living in London in the UK. She writes picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels. Her international bestselling time travel adventure 'The Secret Lake' for ages 8-12 has now been enjoyed by over half a million children in the English language and is in translation in nine languages. The long-awaited sequel 'Return to the Secret Lake' (published March 2022) is proving equally popular... don't miss!

Karen is a big dreamer and thinker and loves taking young readers into worlds where literally anything can happen... like magical time tunnels that take you to meet children in the past, or soccer-mad aliens zooming down from space to hide in your bedroom and watch the World Cup, or library books that suck you down into the story, or magic hats and talking cats! Her latest picture book 'The Tell-Me Tree' (for ages 4-8), which invites children to share how they're feeling — whether happy, sad or anywhere in between — with friends, family or trusted grown-ups, has received praise from teachers and parents and is being used widely in UK classrooms.

Karen loves going into schools and meeting her fans, and offers virtual school visits all around the world. For more details and to sign up for news and special offers, visit her website > kareninglisauthor.com

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B. Harris

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023

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Great story and well written and best of all my 10 year old grandson that does not like to read loved it and read it! I liked it too! We're going to get the return to the secret lake

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Emily B Riffe

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023

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It was an amazing book, it keeps you interested in the story the whole way through! Its very well written and even has some comedy parts. I would highly recommend this author and her books!

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ashley korfhage

8 year old loved it

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023

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A great kids mystery book! Great vocabulary too and our child enjoyed asking all kinds of questions about the terms of the vocabulary and the book.

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Dee Dee

Interesting and Entertaining Story

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The story was interesting and entertaining. It is part fantasy and part science fiction and very engaging. The plot was simple and the characters a little underdeveloped, but overall it is a good read for younger kids.

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Dj Julia Marie

excellent book to read to 5+

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It’s hard for us to find hooks that are appropriate for him and interesting enough for me to read to my 5 year old at night while we falls asleep. This book was excellent, the story line was exciting and it moved well

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Recomendado

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024

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Super buen libro recomendado

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Good nook

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024

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Gift for a boy

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Arrived on time in good condition.

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Fábio Andrews Rocha Marques

a great mystery novel with time traveling

Reviewed in Brazil on April 14, 2024

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The secret lake felt nice to read, and to me the characters had lots of charisma, that’s very nice to see in a book. Although there were quite a few names to be noted (well, it is a mystery after all), and children can get a bit lost, it isn’t so overwhelming. Kids will relate to the main characters, and this book is wonderful to English as second language learners too, as there are expressions and terms good to learn without being overwhelming. It has a sensitive theme at the end, but it barely gets looked on, so I think it’s appropriate to kids. Although I would prefer to see more moments of friendship throughout the book so that the old era characters get more memorable, I think it was quite good! I recommend it for any kids or adults who like mysteries, and time travel!

Lily Morrison

Great book

Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2022

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I bought this book for my 7 year old grandson and we have almost finished it in two sittings. He loves the mystery and the way the people of the past speak. The going and coming from present to past has him very intrigued. Highly recommend for early readers who don't need pictures.

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