The house of secrets
Nina Bawden
While staying with their aunt in an English seaside town, the Mallory children find a secret passage into the mysterious old house next door, where their efforts to help a strange girl lead to trouble and adventure.
Read Time: ~3.6 hr
Island of Thieves
by Josh Lacey (2011)
About this book
Tom goes with his Uncle Harvey to Peru, where they narrowly escape imprisonment and death as they hunt for buried treasure after tracking down a journal written by John Drake, a young relative of Sir Francis Drake, on a voyage to Lima in 1577. Includes biographical information on John and Francis Drake.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreIsland of Thieves Lead Character
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