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 hr
Tree Soup
by Joel Stewart (2008)
About this book
"Stanley Wells is sleeping in the caravan at the bottom of the garden of his new house. He awakes at the sound of an odd whooooomphing noise and goes to investigate. There appear to be new trees in the garden - very odd. And now his mum and the twins are missing - could these things be connected?" -- Publisher details.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTree Soup Lead Character
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