The Valley of Secrets

by Charmian Hussey

Book Overview

Stephen Lansbury is an orphan. He thinks he has no relatives at all -- until the day a letter arrives telling him that a distant uncle is dead. Suddenly Stephen finds himself the only heir to a great... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689878621
• ISBN13: 9780689878626
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10

Customer Reviews

Descriptive and Imaginative!

My 9 year-old son read this book and couldn't stop talking about it. He thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted to share it with me. I started it two days ago and have had to MAKE myself put it down. What a clever and imaginative piece of fiction! It has alot of the elements that appeal to young readers: adventure, mystery, and fictional characters and creatures. It is an excellent example of juicy, detailed writing and has fun illustrations to head off every chapter even though they're not really needed. It is in my opinion a great book for the author's first effort. We wish that she had other pieces of work for us to enjoy.

Captivating

I really liked this book because it is suspenseful, captivating, and mysterious. I would put it in a category with A Wrinkle in Time and Harry Potter. I'm almost ten years old, I read a lot and this is one of my favorite books.

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