The Secret Lake

As a third grade teacher, I was excited about offering this book to my students for a book club. I ordered one to read for myself first and I’m glad I did because it seems very advanced for a third grader. There are comments on the back cover from 8 year olds talking about how great the book is. But I truly don’t see how an 8 year would get into this book unless their teacher or parent was reading it to them. I gave the book to my highest level reader- she is 8 and reads at a 5th grade level - and she found it to be “kinda boring and I don’t know what they’re really talking about.” So, I’d recommend reading several excerpts before purchasing for your 8/9 year olds.

I like that it was coming in time as expecting for school project. Good packaging as well!I don’t like its bad print. Each line thru 1/2 of the book was being cut off, none of us can figure out the meaning of missing words. I was so disappointed with the book but don’t return due to cost of return ing is more than the value of itself. Feel bad!

We love books! I buy so many books my husband tells me we don’t need more. That being said, this book is cute but hard to read to kiddos. It was difficult for me to read the dialect used in this book and for the kids to understand what I was saying and what I meant. We read every single day and have so many types of fiction and nonfiction and this one just does not work for us. I wish the author had used a more normal dialect when writing so it was easier to read... and I’m from the south!

I am a speech pathologist that purchases books for my patients. I always "preview" the book before passing books along to young readers....I could not stop with a "preview read"! Loved this book and could not put it down! So far, all of my readers (comprehension and vocabulary goals) have loved this book. Am ordering Walter Brown/Magician's Hat, Henry Haynes/Great Escape for my excited readers! In addition, am ordering the 2 Ferdinand Fox books for my younger clients. I love it when my clients ask for more books! I'm hooked!

I bought this for my 8 year old grandson and he enjoyed it so much he read it in 2 days and couldn't wait to tell me about it. Very happy I purchased it. Thank you!

My 9 year old grandaughter loves it

I liked this book a little sad at the end but still a good ending wish there was more to it like what was in the chests in Emma's house and what happened in the future..will there be a second book that would be neat

When I saw all the five-star reviews listed under this book, I wondered whether the author had done a good job of rounding up family members and friends to write reviews...nonetheless after reading the first free part available on Amazon and not seeing anything better around I decided to give the book a try. Initially I was a bit apprehensive that it might not have enough action for my two boys (aged 6 and 10). Well, all I can say is they absolutely loved this book! It was intriguing and mysterious and they hung onto every word of it. Those five-star reviews are all well deserved! And I am adding another one. A good, clean, adventurous, mysterious time travel story for young kids! Grammar is not my main concern but I certainly did not spot any errors anywhere either.

I hesitated about buying this book after reading some comments about the book’s size. I’m so glad it did buy it. Firstly, the comments about its size are completely unjustified. Granted, it isn’t war and peace but it doesn’t have any drawings inside and so probably contains as much text as (or even more than) books like Tom Gates. It isn’t too small at all and seems good value for money. Secondly, my son (10) is a very reluctant reader and starts and fails to finish books more times than I care to remember. Well he devoured this book in 2 days - he couldn’t put it down. He gave it a 10/10 and if its good enough for him, its good enough for me.

I really liked the pictures and the writing pushed me up a level with my reading, I learnt some new words!I liked all the characters because they were exciting, especially the dancing moles.The book was so much fun my mummy had to pull the book away to stop me reading at night! I’d recommend The Secret Lake to children aged 6-12 years old who enjoy mystery, adventure and surprises!Johnny, aged 6 and 3/4

Tom Hawken 8yrs, his sister Stella 11yrs and his mother had just returned from Hong Kong, he was so happy to see he had a large bedroom overlooking the garden, Mrs Moor next door had a dog known as Harry but he had a habit of disappearing for days on end, Tom and Stella were sitting in their favourite spot in the garden one day, Tom was digging as usual when they thought they had found a wooden box but it wasn't a box, it was a boatDeep into the spot they loved in the garden they found a hole with a ladder, the ladder led to a tree, they climbed down both, they found a beautiful lake and saw a boy in a boat, the boy dashed of into the forest, they saw a women with two children Sophie and Emma both in strange dress, they found they had somehow gone back in time to the previous owners of the house, they were sent away to change their strange clothes but back at the tunnel it had closed, they were trappedThe boy with the boat Jack made friends with them, Jack and his father had been accused of stealing at the house but he said this wasn't true, they decided to help him

My daughter did enjoy this pamphlet, sorry I mean book. However, when compared to other books it is hugely overpriced, it is literally 30% of the size of most books she reads for the same sort of price. She read it in under 2hrs!!!

I’m a 9 year old girl ,and my father has allowed me to write a review about this fabulous book.This is a really good book, it makes you feel that your in the actual book.It takes you to a land of imagination ,it is a heart touching story .It has so much for you to read about .Every time you finish a page you can’t resist reading the next.I recommend this book to everyone who loves to read!