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. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of 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. 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. 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. Here they make both friends and enemies and uncover startling connections between the past and present. 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".

 

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 122 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2011 by Well Said Press .

Karen Inglis is children's author living in London in the UK. She's been writing ever since she was little and still has a box of her daily diaries hidden in a cupboard. 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. She also writes in rhyme about Ferdinand Fox - a kind town fox that she once met. Karen loves going into schools and meeting her fans - she also does Skype visits to schools abroad: ) Check out her website below if you're interested to find out more. Almost 7, 000 children have now enjoyed Tom and Stella's magical adventure in Karen's time travel adventure The Secret Lake - we hope you are or will become one of them! You can find out more about Karen and sign up for news and special offers at her website >> www. kareninglisauthor. com